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Schools in Chelmsford

Chelmsford has 84 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Essex local authority area.

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About schools in Chelmsford

Chelmsford lists 84 schools, most of them primary schools. Its ten secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 49 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
54.4
average Attainment 8 score, across the 11 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

Primary schools56

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools10

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Sixth forms and colleges2

Special schools and alternative provision6

Independent schools6

Other establishments1

Common questions about schools in Chelmsford

How many schools does Chelmsford have?
OfferDay lists 84 schools in Chelmsford, including 56 primary schools and ten secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Chelmsford?
Every school in Chelmsford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Chelmsford ranked?
OfferDay ranks schools in Chelmsford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.