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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 1RW
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Chelmsford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Chelmsford. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
10
Outstanding
2
Good
5
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 22% · G: 56% · RI: 22% · I: 0%
2
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 3SX
Outstanding
3
Chelmer Valley High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 7ER
Good
4
Moulsham High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 9ES
Good
5
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 4BS
Good
6
Great Baddow High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 9RZ
Good
7
The Boswells School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 6LY
Good
8
The Sandon School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 7AQ
Requires improvement
9
Hylands School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 3ET
Requires improvement
10
William de Ferrers School
Secondary • Academy converter • Chelmsford • Essex • CM3 5JU
Not judged
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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