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Trinity Road Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Essex

Trinity Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6HS

Website 01245354517

47

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.3%

17.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

387

Capacity used

Nearly full

92%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer

38

Places offered

78

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1818● 100%
2nd preference173● 18%
3rd preference265● 19%
4th preference172● 12%
Total782836%

1st preference success by year

86%
2020
88%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Essex lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ellaina Blake
Address
Trinity Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6HS
Phone
01245354517
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
Trinity · Chelmsford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114805

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language28%——
SEN support18%——
54% boys (208)46% girls (179)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

387 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    15 January 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 402 pupils

Attendance

94.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

17.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
23%
21/22
22%
22/23
18%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths47%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard56%
-6% vs England
Higher standard18%
+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard38%
+5% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard31%
+5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard69%
-4% vs England
Higher standard33%
+3% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

732019552023472024562025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)56%61%
Higher standard18%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.