Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryKings Road Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chelmsford.
Summary of the comparison
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery and Kings Road Primary School are primary schools in Chelmsford.
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kings Road Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery was judged Good and Kings Road 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 61.0% for Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery and 58.0% for Kings Road Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery (56.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kings Road Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChelmsfordLawford Mead Primary & Nursery | ChelmsfordKings Road Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 238th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure | 258th of 430 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 409 | 391 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 445 | |
| Location | Chelmsford, CM1 2JH | Chelmsford, CM1 2BB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 61.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 15.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 409 | 391 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.3% | 40.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.4% | 26.3% | |
| SEN support | 21.5% | 20.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.2% | 19.2% Stronger figure | 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.
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Kings Road Primary School
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