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Boreham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Juniper Road, Boreham, Chelmsford CM3 3DB · boreham.essex.sch.uk · 01245 467625
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.26 mi
- 0.42 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 212
- 2 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.26 mi (425 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.26 mi0.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Boreham Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 82
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (20%) with SEND