Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Trent Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Poyton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Brickfields Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 144303
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245354134
About this school
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery is a primary academy in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery, 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 61 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 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 | 56% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery compares
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery ranked 235th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 8.4% | 42.3% | 413 | — |
| Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 5.5% | 12.5% | 479 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkwood Academy | 66% | 5.4% | 40.3% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Road Primary School | 58% | 6.7% | 40.7% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 22.9% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| Westlands Community Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 25% | 571 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 23 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.3%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.44%
- Persistent absence
- 23.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Parkwood Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Kings Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Pius X Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Westlands Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery ranks 31st 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 Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery teach?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery is Mr Matthew Poyton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery, 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 Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery full?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 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 Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Is Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery a selective school?
- No. Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery is part of THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery compare with other schools in Essex?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery ranked 235th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery's absence rate?
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery'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.