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Larkrise Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Chelmsford · CM2 9UB

Ages 4–11 · 174 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.9%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
6.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
48
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
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 fill83%

174 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
174
Boys / girls
91 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
174 / 210 (83%)
Free school meals
39.1%
FSM pupils
68
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Katie Allen

Location

Address
Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow
Postcode
CM2 9UB
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chelmsford, Essex, 174 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 39.1%.

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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    • KS283%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.0%
    • Demand1.77

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  • Meadgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Baddow Hall Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Baddow Hall Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM17.1%

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM14.2%
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  • Moulsham Junior School

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    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM13.7%

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  • Mildmay Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Oaklands Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Katie Allen
Telephone
01245471654
Website
www.larkrise.essex.sch.uk

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