Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
About Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has held a Good rating from Ofsted across both its most recent inspections, with the latest ungraded visit in January 2023 confirming the school remains Good. But the real story here is in the academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — a figure that towers above the Essex local authority average of 62%. That performance places the school second out of 41 primary schools in Chelmsford and in the top 5% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 91 puts it just behind the top-performing peers in the county, such as Stambridge Primary School and St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary in Colchester, both of which scored 100. For a small village school with only 69 pupils, these results are striking and suggest a focused, effective approach to core learning.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
25 Jan 2023Latest monitoring visit (25 Jan 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 19 Mar 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:30 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:10-08:30
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: margaretting.essex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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