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The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford

Primary Local authority maintained school in Chelmsford CM1 1PA

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  • School Reference Number: 115289
  • Address: Victoria Road, The Cathedral C of E primary, Chelmsford CM1 1PA
  • Headteacher: Mrs Gemma Smith
  • Telephone: 01245 354459
  • Website: cathedralschool.co.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 315
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 02/11/2021

Rating published on 13/12/2021

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
2 November 2021 14 December 2021 School inspection Good
14 March 2018 19 April 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
30 January 2014 28 February 2014 Full inspection Good
9 January 2012 20 March 2012 Interim assessment
20 May 2009 16 June 2009 Full inspection Good
6 July 2006 11 September 2006 Full inspection Good
22 November 1999 12 May 2000 Full inspection

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number115289
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number5249
School / College NameThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Establishment Type Code02
Establishment typeVoluntary aided school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE08
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity315
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils318
Number of Boys147
Number of Girls171
Percentage Free School Meals7.50
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10072413
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetVictoria Road
Locality
Address3The Cathedral C of E primary
TownChelmsford
County (name)Essex
PostcodeCM1 1PA
Websitehttp://www.cathedralschool.co.uk
Telephone01245354459
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameGemma
Headteacher/Principal last nameSmith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000070
DistrictChelmsford
Ward CodeE05015473
WardMoulsham and Central
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001159
Parliamentary ConstituencyChelmsford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting571071
Northing207094
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Chelmsford 022
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Chelmsford 022C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code915
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Essex
Previous establishment number5249
Country
UPRN200004625064
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006978
LSOA CodeE01034090
Free School Meals24
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN115289
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/115289
LAESTAB8815249
School nameThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationVoluntary Aided School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyChelmsford
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCM1 1PA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils318
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10207066
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date02/11/2021
Publication date13/12/2021
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection115289
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8815249
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
School type at time of latest graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10044471
Previous inspection start date14/03/2018
Previous publication date19/04/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection115289
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8815249
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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