1
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 1RW
1
15 Feb 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Chelmsford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town 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%
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 3SX
1
31 Jan 2022
3
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 7ER
2
12 Sep 2023
4
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 9ES
2
27 Feb 2020
5
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 4BS
2
4 Feb 2016
6
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 9RZ
2
10 Jun 2013
7
The Boswells School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 6LY
2
17 May 2013
8
The Sandon School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM2 7AQ
3
12 Jun 2024
9
Hylands School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM1 3ET
3
19 Jul 2023
10
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford • Essex • CM3 5JU
Not judged
20 Oct 2024
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.