The Tyrrells School

The Tyrrells School has been inspected for the first time and has been rated as good in all key areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Pupils are engaged and enthusiastic learners, demonstrating confidence in discussing their learning and being proud of their achievements. The school's leadership has effectively improved the curriculum, particularly in mathematics and English, but there remain some foundation subjects that need further development. Communication with parents has been identified as an area for improvement, and efforts are being made to enhance this aspect.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate inquisitive and articulate behaviour in lessons.
• Teachers maintain high expectations and support determination in learning.
• Effective curriculum development has improved teaching quality in key subjects.
• Strong personal, social, health, and economic education curriculum fosters personal development.
• The support for pupils with special educational needs is effective and inclusive.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects, like geography, require better curriculum development.
• Phonics teaching in key stage 2 needs improvement to help struggling readers catch up.
• Some curriculum leaders are new and less clear about teaching quality and improvement needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Tyrrells School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at The Tyrrells School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Tyrrells School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.4% of pupils at The Tyrrells School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Tyrrells School received £5,985 and spent £5,901 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £723,000 (£1,716 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, income was £6,917 and spending £6,857 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chelmsford · Essex local authority: places and applications

The Tyrrells School is part of The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• The Boswells School Chelmsford
• Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford
• Barnes Farm Primary School Chelmsford
• The Beaulieu Park School Chelmsford
• Rettendon Primary School Chelmsford
• Woodville Primary School Chelmsford
• Runwell Community Primary School Wickford
• William de Ferrers School Chelmsford
• Lakelands Primary School Colchester
• Roding Valley High School Loughton

What is The Tyrrells School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Tyrrells School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was The Tyrrells School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Tyrrells School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does The Tyrrells School have?

The Tyrrells School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Tyrrells School cover?

The Tyrrells School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Tyrrells School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Tyrrells School?

The Tyrrells School is at Tavistock Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 6JN.