Woodville Primary School
Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Koulla Anslow
- Sponsor
- The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 140447
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245321755
About this school
Woodville Primary School is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 412 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 74% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 90% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Woodville 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 | 92% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodville Primary School compares
Woodville Primary School ranked 175th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 412 | — |
| Elmwood Primary School | 55% | 5% | 11.3% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF | 77% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers | 31% | 5.2% | 17.8% | 132 | 0.7 miles |
| Collingwood Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 17.6% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 8.3% | 33.9% | 58 | 1.1 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)
- 8.11%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF0.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Collingwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Woodville Primary School ranks 23rd 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 Woodville Primary School teach?
- Woodville Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodville Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodville Primary School is Mrs Koulla Anslow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodville Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodville 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 Woodville Primary School?
- Woodville Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Woodville Primary School full?
- Woodville Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodville Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodville Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodville Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodville Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodville Primary School?
- Woodville Primary School is part of THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodville Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodville Primary School rank locally?
- Woodville Primary School ranked 175th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodville Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodville Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodville Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodville 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 1 July 2026.