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St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Tennyson Road, Chelmsford CM1 4HY · stpiusxchelmsford.co.uk · 01245 354875
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 215
- 5 over 210 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
- First language not English
- 45.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115192)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Pius X Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115192), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115192)
Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115192)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 33
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (30%) with SEND