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Beehive Lane Community Primary School

Community school · Chelmsford · CM2 9SR

Ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.77 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2022-06-16

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)37%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.7%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.77 · Competitive

1st preferences

53

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
211
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

210 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
210
Boys / girls
107 / 103
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
210 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
12%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Haken

Location

Address
Beehive Lane, Great Baddow
Postcode
CM2 9SR
Town
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chelmsford, Essex, 210 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12%.

Open schools in Chelmsford
84
Primary schools in Chelmsford
56
Academies among open schools in Chelmsford
48% (40)
Open schools in CM2
27
Primary in CM2
16
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM39.1%
    • Demand0.93

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.94

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    • FSM7.1%
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  • Meadgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Demand0.97

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Haken
Telephone
01245269464
Website
www.beehivelane.essex.sch.uk/

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