Perryfields Junior School

Chelmsford · CM1 7PP

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 301 pupils, 9.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Perryfields Junior School

General Information

Address: Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7PP – View on map
Phone: 01245250781
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Edwards
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

301 pupils out of 270 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
% eligible for free school meals: 9.6%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Chelmsford average)
English as an additional language: 46% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.8% a year (Chelmsford 14.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 55% moved to another school, 45% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 91% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 23% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 25 percentage points above the Chelmsford average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 90% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 90%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 94% · Writing 99% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 96%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 112
Based on: 69 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolChelmsford averageEngland↗ Improving Up 6 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 25 percentage points above the Chelmsford average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 1st of 44 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Perryfields Junior School91%
#2Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford87%
#3Roxwell Church of England Primary School82%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Perryfields Junior School91%
#2Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford87%
#3Roxwell Church of England Primary School82%
=4Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School80%
=4The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School80%
=4The Tyrrells School80%
=7St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School78%
=7The Beaulieu Park School78%
=9Beehive Lane Community Primary School77%
=9St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF77%
=9Westlands Community Primary School77%
#12Meadgate Primary School75%
=13Maltese Road Primary School74%
=13The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford74%
=15Baddow Hall Junior School73%
=15St Pius X Catholic Primary School73%
=17Danbury Park Community Primary School71%
=17St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury71%
=19Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School70%
=19Stock Church of England Primary School70%
=21Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School69%
=21St Mary's Church of England Primary School69%
=23Moulsham Junior School67%
=23Woodville Primary School67%
#25Parkwood Academy66%
#26Boreham Primary School65%
#27Ford End Church of England Primary School64%
=28Collingwood Primary School63%
=28Priory Primary School, Bicknacre63%
#30Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery61%
#31Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School60%
#32Kings Road Primary School58%
#33Mildmay Primary School57%
#34Trinity Road Primary School56%
#35Elmwood Primary School55%
#36Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School54%
#37Runwell Community Primary School53%
=38Great Leighs Primary School52%
=38Springfield Primary School52%
#40Barnes Farm Primary School50%
#41Broomfield Primary School49%
#42Larkrise Primary School41%
#43Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers31%
#44Highwood Primary School25%

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1st of 5 junior schools in Chelmsford for Ofsted rating

#1Perryfields Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Baddow Hall Junior SchoolGood
#3Moulsham Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Perryfields Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Baddow Hall Junior SchoolGood
#3Moulsham Junior SchoolGood
#4St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolGood
#5Writtle Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,558 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 5 junior schools in Chelmsford for spending per pupil

#2St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£6,269
#3Baddow Hall Junior School£5,946
#4Perryfields Junior School£5,558
#5Writtle Junior School£2,911

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Moulsham Junior School£6,307
#2St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£6,269
#3Baddow Hall Junior School£5,946
#4Perryfields Junior School£5,558
#5Writtle Junior School£2,911

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