1The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Essex · ages 4 to 11 · URN115289
314 pupils / 317 at Oakwood Primary School2025/26 · Academic year
Remove from comparison- Free school meals: 1.2 percentage points lower
- First language other than English: 0.5 percentage points higher
- SEND: 2.73 percentage points lower
- 3 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Report card inspection · inspected 3 March 2026 · published 11 May 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 2 November 2021 · published 13 December 2021 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good
Matching score and calculation
Score 0.00306. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00540.
- First language other than English: difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00125.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.73 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00546.
- Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00095.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
- governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.