Trinity Road Primary School
Trinity Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ellaina Blake
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 114805
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245354517
About this school
Trinity Road Primary School is a community primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 47 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 47% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 64% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 51% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 51% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Road Primary School compares
Trinity Road Primary School ranked 271st of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.7% | 25.1% | 387 | — |
| The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford | 74% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 314 | 0.4 miles |
| Meadgate Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 22.3% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| The Tyrrells School | 80% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | 69% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 216 | 0.9 miles |
| Perryfields Junior School | 91% | 3.2% | 9.6% | 301 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.12%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 17.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford0.4 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Meadgate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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The Tyrrells School0.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Perryfields Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Trinity Road Primary School ranks 36th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Chelmsford.
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
- Broomfield Primary School Primary
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primary
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Norton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Elmwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Road Primary School teach?
- Trinity Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Trinity Road Primary School is Mrs Ellaina Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trinity Road Primary School?
- Trinity Road Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Trinity Road Primary School full?
- Trinity Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 387 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trinity Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Trinity Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trinity Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trinity Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Trinity Road Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Trinity Road Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Trinity Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity Road Primary School rank locally?
- Trinity Road Primary School ranked 271st of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Trinity Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.