Maltese Road Primary School

Maltese Road Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel confident and well-supported in their learning. The leadership team effectively balances high academic expectations with a nurturing atmosphere. Despite some recent changes in leadership, the support provided to staff helps maintain the school's effectiveness. The curriculum is regularly reviewed to meet the diverse needs of pupils, particularly in enhancing vocabulary teaching in response to increasing numbers of pupils who speak English as an additional language. While most pupils achieve strong progress and high standards, there are concerns regarding the adaptability of some lessons, where tasks are not always appropriately tailored for all pupils. Additionally, attendance remains an issue for a small group of students, which may hinder their learning experience. Overall, the school is committed to improving these aspects and continues to prioritize the education and well-being of all its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils settle quickly and grow in confidence at school.
• The school has a friendly, family-like atmosphere.
• Most pupils make strong progress and achieve high standards.
• Effective teaching of reading starts in the early years.
• Teachers check reading progress regularly and offer timely support.
• Strong emphasis on developing pupils' social skills and teamwork.
• Encouragement for pupils to take on responsibilities within the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some lessons do not provide appropriately adapted tasks for all pupils.
• A small group of pupils are missing too much school time.

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 Maltese Road Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Maltese Road Primary 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 Maltese Road Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Maltese Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Maltese Road Primary School received £6,180 and spent £5,875 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £192,000 (£910 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Quantum Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,221 and spending £7,291 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

Maltese Road Primary School is part of Quantum Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Meadgate Primary School Chelmsford
• Great Baddow High School Chelmsford
• Larkrise Primary School Chelmsford
• St Luke's Park Primary School Wickford
• Purleigh Community Primary School Chelmsford
• Tiptree Heath Primary School Colchester
• Maylandsea Primary School Chelmsford

What is Maltese Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Maltese Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Maltese Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Maltese Road Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Maltese Road Primary School have?

Maltese Road Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Maltese Road Primary School cover?

Maltese Road Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Maltese Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Maltese Road Primary School?

Maltese Road Primary School is at Maltese Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2PA.