Maylandsea Primary School
Katonia Avenue, Mayland, Chelmsford, CM3 6AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare James
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 142254
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01621742251
About this school
Maylandsea Primary School is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 217 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 39 | 41 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 59% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 71% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| 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 Maylandsea 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 | 54% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maylandsea Primary School compares
Maylandsea Primary School ranked 219th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.2% | 14.4% | 217 | — |
| Christchurch Church of England Primary School | 33% | 6.9% | 30.3% | 109 | 1.7 miles |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 29% | 9.1% | 30% | 258 | 3.4 miles |
| Cold Norton Primary School | 70% | 5% | 7.6% | 157 | 4.0 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch | 94% | 4.6% | 15.8% | 246 | 4.0 miles |
| Purleigh Community Primary School | 74% | 3.9% | 11.2% | 206 | 4.4 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)
- 14.35%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 19.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christchurch Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Southminster
-
Cold Norton Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch4.0 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Crouch
-
Purleigh Community Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Maylandsea Primary School ranks 29th 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 Maylandsea Primary School teach?
- Maylandsea Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Maylandsea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Maylandsea Primary School is Mrs Clare James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maylandsea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maylandsea 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 Maylandsea Primary School?
- Maylandsea Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Maylandsea Primary School full?
- Maylandsea Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 217 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 Maylandsea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Maylandsea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Maylandsea Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Maylandsea Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Maylandsea Primary School?
- Maylandsea 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.
- What SEN provision does Maylandsea Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Maylandsea Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Maylandsea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maylandsea Primary School rank locally?
- Maylandsea Primary School ranked 219th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maylandsea Primary School's absence rate?
- Maylandsea Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maylandsea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maylandsea 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 2 July 2026.