Purleigh Community Primary School
Pump Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Stotter
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 140744
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621828282
About this school
Purleigh Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Purleigh 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 63% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 77% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Purleigh 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 | 65% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Purleigh Community Primary School compares
Purleigh Community Primary School ranked 108th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 3.9% | 11.2% | 206 | — |
| Cold Norton Primary School | 70% | 5% | 7.6% | 157 | 1.4 miles |
| Limebrook Primary School and Nursery | — | — | 13.3% | 137 | 1.9 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 437 | 2.4 miles |
| Maldon Primary School | 46% | 8.5% | 55% | 171 | 2.9 miles |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 48% | 5% | 25.3% | 316 | 2.9 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)
- 11.17%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cold Norton Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Wentworth Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Maldon
-
Maldon Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Maldon
- 2.9 miles
Other schools in Chelmsford
Purleigh Community Primary School ranks 14th 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 ages does Purleigh Community Primary School teach?
- Purleigh Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Purleigh Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Purleigh Community Primary School is Mr Neil Stotter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Purleigh Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Purleigh 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 Purleigh Community Primary School?
- Purleigh Community Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Purleigh Community Primary School full?
- Purleigh Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 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 Purleigh Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Purleigh Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Purleigh Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Purleigh Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Purleigh Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Purleigh Community Primary School is part of QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Purleigh Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Purleigh Community Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Purleigh Community Primary School ranked 108th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Purleigh Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Purleigh Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Purleigh Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Purleigh 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 1 July 2026.