Broomfield Primary School

About Broomfield Primary School

Broomfield Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most recent ungraded inspection in July 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also judged as Good. For a clearer picture of academic performance, the most informative metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 61% of Broomfield’s Year 6 pupils achieved this combined benchmark. That figure sits just one percentage point below the Essex local authority average of 62%, placing the school in a very similar position to the typical primary across the county. Nationally, Broomfield ranks in the 55th percentile among all primary schools, meaning it performs slightly above the median school in England.

Looking deeper into the individual subject scores, Broomfield’s strongest area is reading, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard and 34% achieved a higher (greater depth) score. The average reading scaled score was 106, one point above the national benchmark of 100. Maths also performed solidly, with 76% reaching the expected standard and an average scaled score of 105. Writing was the relative weak spot: 64% met the expected standard and only 20% achieved the higher standard. The combined expected standard figure of 61% places Broomfield 27th out of 41 primary schools in the Chelmsford local authority area, putting it in the bottom half of local primaries. That said, the school is not far behind the middle of the pack, and its reading and maths scores are broadly in line with national averages.

Broomfield is a large primary school with 419 pupils on roll, just one place shy of its full capacity of 420. It is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 149 applications for 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.48, and only 44 first-preference families received offers. The school offers a Forest School, an ICT suite, a library and a dining hall, plus a wide range of sports including football, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, dance and cross country. Clubs include gardening, coding and an Eco Club. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This is a popular, full school that suits families who value a broad curriculum with strong outdoor and sporting opportunities, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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