Larkrise Primary School
Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9UB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Katie Allen
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 143124
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245471654
About this school
Larkrise Primary School is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Larkrise 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
- 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 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 64% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 56% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Larkrise 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 | 47% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Larkrise Primary School compares
Larkrise Primary School ranked 356th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 8.4% | 45% | 174 | — |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Meadgate Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 22.3% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | — | 4.6% | 11.6% | 166 | 0.7 miles |
| Baddow Hall Junior School | 73% | 7% | 19.1% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Moulsham Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.3% | 268 | 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)
- 45%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.43%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beehive Lane Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Meadgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Baddow Hall Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Baddow Hall Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Moulsham Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Larkrise Primary School ranks 43rd 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 Larkrise Primary School teach?
- Larkrise Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Larkrise Primary School?
- The headteacher of Larkrise Primary School is Ms Katie Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Larkrise Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Larkrise 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 Larkrise Primary School?
- Larkrise Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Larkrise Primary School full?
- Larkrise Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 174 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Larkrise Primary School a faith school?
- No. Larkrise Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Larkrise Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Larkrise Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Larkrise Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Larkrise 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 Larkrise Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Larkrise Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Larkrise Primary School ranked 356th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Larkrise Primary School's absence rate?
- Larkrise Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Larkrise Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Larkrise 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.