King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Ofsted: Strong
Score
A88
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Hylands School
Chelmsford Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Local ranking79th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Urgent improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum & teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Urgent improvement
- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 102
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
7
A-Level Students
- 16-18 Cohort
- 9
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 640
- Boys
- 324 (53%)
- Girls
- 290 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (56% full)
- SEND
- 21.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.4%
- EAL
- 20.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,852/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 66.5%
- Black African: 7.8%
- Mixed Other: 4.9%
- White Other: 4.1%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.6%
66.5%
White British
7.8%
Black African
4.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Chelmsford Road
Chelmsford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137072
- UKPRN
- 10034801
- Establishment No.
- 5455
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
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