Roxwell Church of England Primary School

Roxwell Church of England Primary School has performed well in its first inspection since becoming an academy, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school is characterized by a warm and friendly environment where pupils thrive and demonstrate excellent behavior and attitudes. The leadership and management have shown to be effective and outstanding, with leaders committing to a shared vision that is well understood by all staff. Although the quality of education is good, there are slight concerns regarding the recent systems for assessing pupils' understanding in foundation subjects, which are still in their infancy. These need time to better assess the curriculum's effectiveness.

Strengths

• Outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils
• Strong subject knowledge and teaching effectiveness
• Carefully planned curriculum supporting mixed-age classes
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Rich opportunities for personal development and extracurricular activities
• Strong leadership and clear vision for the school's future

Areas for Improvement

• New system for assessing understanding in foundation subjects is not yet fully effective

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 Roxwell Church of England Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.4% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Roxwell Church of England 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 Roxwell Church of England Primary School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Roxwell Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 Roxwell Church of England Primary School received £7,875 and spent £7,410 for each of its 85 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £112,000 (£1,319 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Life Education Trust, income was £8,392 and spending £8,145 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

Roxwell Church of England Primary School is part of Life Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ingatestone
• Dr Walker's CofE Primary School Ongar
• Ford End Church of England Primary School Chelmsford
• Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Romford
• The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Romford
• Benhurst Primary School Hornchurch
• Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Colchester
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Colchester
• Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester
• Langenhoe Community Primary School Colchester

What is Roxwell Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roxwell Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Roxwell Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roxwell Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Roxwell Church of England Primary School have?

Roxwell Church of England Primary School has 82 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roxwell Church of England Primary School cover?

Roxwell Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Roxwell Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Roxwell Church of England Primary School?

Roxwell Church of England Primary School is at The Street, Roxwell, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4PE.