Beehive Lane Community Primary School
Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Haken
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 114996
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245269464
About this school
Beehive Lane Community Primary School is a community primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beehive Lane Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 83% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 37% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 93% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 90% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Beehive Lane Community 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 | 73% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beehive Lane Community Primary School compares
Beehive Lane Community Primary School ranked 66th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 210 | — |
| Larkrise Primary School | 41% | 8.4% | 45% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| Mildmay Primary School | 57% | 5% | 14% | 611 | 0.5 miles |
| Moulsham Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.3% | 268 | 0.7 miles |
| Moulsham Junior School | 67% | 4.4% | 15.2% | 686 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 78% | 4% | 22.5% | 231 | 0.9 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)
- 12.8%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 3.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Larkrise Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Mildmay Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Moulsham Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Moulsham Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Beehive Lane Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Chelmsford.
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm 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
- Ford End Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beehive Lane Community Primary School teach?
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Beehive Lane Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beehive Lane Community Primary School is Mrs Jenny Haken, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beehive Lane Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beehive Lane Community 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 many pupils are at Beehive Lane Community Primary School?
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beehive Lane Community Primary School full?
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Beehive Lane Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beehive Lane Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beehive Lane Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beehive Lane Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Beehive Lane Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beehive Lane Community Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School ranked 66th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beehive Lane Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beehive Lane Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beehive Lane Community 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.