Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
Rettendon Primary School
Main Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8DW
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- Places
- 140
- How full
- 70% full — 98 of 140 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 37 / 61
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 021E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 30%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sophie Cook
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Rettendon and Runwell
- Constituency
- Maldon
- URN
- 151675
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Park Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Hilltop Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 67% | 1.7 mi |
| Hilltop Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.7 mi |
| Runwell Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 1.8 mi |
| The Wickford Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | — | 2 mi |
| Wickford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 52% | 2.4 mi |
| Elmwood Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 55% | 2.4 mi |
| Woodville Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 2.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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