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The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

URN
115204
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
URN
115204
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

77 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

88

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

75

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#89 of 348 schools in Essex

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
20 September 2023
Inspection date
19 July 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 20 September 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

58

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

151

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

58

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.6×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Essex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Essex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.bishops.essex.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

91.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

85.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

91.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

80.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CM1 6ZQ - Beardsley Drive, North Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex

Contact details

Address
Beardsley Drive, North Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex
Postcode
CM1 6ZQ
Phone
1245460107
Website
http://www.bishops.essex.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Essex
Local authority code
881

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,198 schools in Essex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,198

Open schools

613

Closed schools

585

Primary schools

812

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 September 202319 July 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 20 September 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      20 September 2023
      Inspected
      19 July 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    38.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 53

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    181

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary812 (67.9%)
    • Secondary181 (15.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other203 (17.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bishop Wilson CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Springfield Primary School367 mPrimaryOpen
    Nabbotts Junior School456 mPrimaryClosed
    The Nabbotts Infant School456 mPrimaryClosed
    The Boswells School675 mSecondaryOpen
    The Boswells School675 mSecondaryClosed
    The Tyrrells School779 mPrimaryClosed
    The Tyrrells School779 mPrimaryOpen
    Perryfields Infant School875 mPrimaryClosed
    Perryfields Infant School875 mPrimaryOpen
    • Bishop Wilson CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Springfield Primary School
      Distance
      367 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Nabbotts Junior School
      Distance
      456 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Nabbotts Infant School
      Distance
      456 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Essex)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abacus Primary SchoolPrimarySS12 9GJOpen
    Abbotsweld County Infant SchoolPrimaryCM18 6TEClosed
    Abbotsweld Primary AcademyPrimaryCM18 6TEOpen
    Abbotsweld Primary SchoolPrimaryCM18 6TEClosed
    Acorn AcademyPrimaryCM8 1NAOpen
    • Abacus Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS12 9GJ
      Status
      Open
    • Abbotsweld County Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbotsweld Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Open
    • Abbotsweld Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CM18 6TE
      Status
      Closed
    • Acorn Academy
    The Boswells School
    Distance
    675 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Boswells School
    Distance
    675 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Tyrrells School
    Distance
    779 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Tyrrells School
    Distance
    779 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Perryfields Infant School
    Distance
    875 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Perryfields Infant School
    Distance
    875 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CM8 1NA
    Status
    Open