The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThe Tyrrells School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School and The Tyrrells School are primary schools in Chelmsford.

  • The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Tyrrells School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good and The Tyrrells 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 80.0% for The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School and 80.0% for The Tyrrells School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Tyrrells School (77.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School versus The Tyrrells School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChelmsfordThe Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolChelmsfordThe Tyrrells SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking27th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure84th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll439 421
Capacity420 420
LocationChelmsford, CM1 6ZQ Chelmsford, CM1 6JN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% 80.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census439 421
Free school meals (ever 6)10.7% 11.6%
English as an additional language12.5% 12.8%
SEN support12.8% 7.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure9.7% 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.

The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

The Tyrrells School

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