Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBroomfield Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Broomfield Primary School are primary schools in Chelmsford.

  • Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Broomfield Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Broomfield 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 70.0% for Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 49.0% for Broomfield Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Broomfield Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Broomfield Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChelmsfordLittle Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChelmsfordBroomfield Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC67/100
Local ranking32nd of 430 in Essex Stronger figure102nd of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll213 419
Capacity210 420
LocationChelmsford, CM3 3NY Chelmsford, CM1 7DN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure49.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census213 419
Free school meals (ever 6)15.0% 17.4%
English as an additional language27.2% 11.2%
SEN support10.3% 15.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 11.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Broomfield Primary School

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