Baddow Hall Junior SchoolLarkrise Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chelmsford.

Summary of the comparison

Baddow Hall Junior School and Larkrise Primary School are primary schools in Chelmsford.

  • Baddow Hall Junior School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Larkrise Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Baddow Hall Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Baddow Hall Junior School was judged Good and Larkrise Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Baddow Hall Junior School and 41.0% for Larkrise Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Baddow Hall Junior School (75.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Larkrise Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Baddow Hall Junior School versus Larkrise Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChelmsfordBaddow Hall Junior SchoolChelmsfordLarkrise Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking156th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure286th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 180
Capacity240 210
LocationChelmsford, CM2 7QZ Chelmsford, CM2 9UB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure41.0% 62.0%
At higher standard29.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 180
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 45.0%
English as an additional language5.5% 16.1%
SEN support15.3% 27.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% Stronger figure25.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Baddow Hall Junior School

Larkrise Primary School

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