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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Broomfield Road, Chelmsford CM1 1RW · cchs.co.uk · 01245 352592
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 80.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,275
- 99% of 1,285 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 358 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 179 | 358 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 356 | 2▲ | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 383 | 2.1▲ | 47% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 463 | 2.6▲ | 37% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 365 | 2▲ | 46% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 80.7, and 99.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲80.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲96.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 97.4 | +1.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | A- (47.2) | Average +0.03 | |
| 150 students | A- (47.3) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 164 | A- (45.9) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | A- (45.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 148 | A (49.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 125 | A- (45.9) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 109 | B+ (42) | -0.28 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | B- (37.5) | -0.40 |
| 2015/16 | 110 | B+ (42.4) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 81.1 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 7.3 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Chelmsford County High School for Girls was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (252 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 252
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (12%) with SEND