Kings Road Primary School

Kings Road Primary School is a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils are happy and thrive. The school has made significant improvements following a challenging period, with strong leadership and a well-organised curriculum that focuses on foundational subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics. While pupils generally perform well and show positive attitudes towards learning, there are still areas for growth, particularly in early years education and addressing attendance issues. The commitment of staff and the multi-academy trust suggests that the school is on a path of continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for.
• Strong support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Well-planned and engaging curriculum that includes memorable learning experiences.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Good attendance recognition initiatives.
• Effective leadership with a clear vision for success.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years provision requires improvement.
• Some teachers lack the necessary expertise for teaching early years.
• Persistent absence rates remain higher than ideal.
• Pupils' misconceptions are not always addressed promptly.
• Writing opportunities for pupils need to be expanded.

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 Kings Road Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Kings 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 Kings Road Primary School had 22.0 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, 19.1% of pupils at Kings Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Kings Road Primary School received £7,195 and spent £7,219 for each of its 391 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £502,000 (£1,284 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of The Brickfields Trust, income was £7,055 and spending £7,085 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

Kings Road Primary School is part of The Brickfields Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Chelmsford
• Barling Magna Primary Academy Southend-On-Sea
• Great Wakering Primary Academy Southend-On-Sea

What is Kings Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Kings Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Road Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Kings Road Primary School have?

Kings Road Primary School has 403 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Road Primary School cover?

Kings Road Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings Road Primary School?

Kings Road Primary School is at Kings Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2BB.