Perryfields Junior School
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRYFIELDS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY TRUST: LED BY PERRYFIELDS JUNIOR SCHOOL LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Edwards
- Sponsor
- Perryfields Enterprise Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 301
- URN
- 143784
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245250781
About this school
Perryfields Junior School is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 301 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
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
- 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 | 68 | 96 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 92% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 98% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 95% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 Perryfields Junior 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 | 85% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 301 |
| 2023/24 | 301 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Perryfields Junior School compares
Perryfields Junior School ranked 8th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 3.2% | 9.6% | 301 | — |
| Perryfields Infant School | — | 3.2% | 4.4% | 180 | 0.0 miles |
| The Tyrrells School | 80% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 420 | 0.2 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 30.3% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 437 | 0.6 miles |
| Trinity Road Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 25.1% | 387 | 1.0 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)
- 9.63%
- English as an additional language
- 41.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.16%
- Persistent absence
- 6.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Perryfields Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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The Tyrrells School0.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Springfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Trinity Road Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Perryfields Junior School ranks 1st 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 Perryfields Junior School teach?
- Perryfields Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Perryfields Junior School?
- The headteacher of Perryfields Junior School is Mrs Samantha Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Perryfields Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Perryfields Junior 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 Perryfields Junior School?
- Perryfields Junior School has 301 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Perryfields Junior School full?
- Perryfields Junior School has capacity for 270 pupils and 301 on roll (111%), 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 Perryfields Junior School a faith school?
- No. Perryfields Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Perryfields Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Perryfields Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Perryfields Junior School?
- Perryfields Junior School is part of PERRYFIELDS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY TRUST: LED BY PERRYFIELDS JUNIOR SCHOOL LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Perryfields Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Perryfields Junior School rank locally?
- Perryfields Junior School ranked 8th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Perryfields Junior School's absence rate?
- Perryfields Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Perryfields Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Perryfields Junior 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 10 July 2026.