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The Tyrrells School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

409

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Tyrrells School is a Academy converter primary school in Chelmsford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Tyrrells School is an academy converter in Chelmsford, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #112 of 387 primaries in Essex and #4,275 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading85% LA 74%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-0.1 to 3.1

0.8

Write

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 2.3

2.4

Maths

LA -0.3

0.9 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 1.7

-2.6

Write

LA -0.2

-4.1 to -1.2

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 77%

Maths61% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 1.3

-1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 0.4

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.6 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-15

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2008-11-19

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2005-09-26

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 421 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	421	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	410	6	1.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	7	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	421	11	2.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	423	5	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	409	6	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	407	6	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	421	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	416	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	446	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	451	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	451	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	451	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils