Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Brook End Road South, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Mills
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 133661
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245465250
About this school
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford is a community primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 80% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 80% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford 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 | 87% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford compares
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford ranked 16th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.9% | 9.1% | 209 | — |
| Barnes Farm Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 539 | 0.2 miles |
| The Tyrrells School | 80% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 420 | 1.1 miles |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 437 | 1.1 miles |
| Meadgate Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 22.3% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
| Trinity Road Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 25.1% | 387 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 20 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.05%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnes Farm Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
The Tyrrells School1.1 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Meadgate Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Trinity Road Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford ranks 2nd 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
- 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 year groups does Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford teach?
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford?
- The headteacher of Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford is Mrs Claire Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford, 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 Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford?
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford full?
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 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 Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford a faith school?
- No. Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford has no designated religious character.
- Does Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford rank locally?
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford ranked 16th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford's absence rate?
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford'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 1 July 2026.