Trinity Road Primary School, Chelmsford
Trinity Road Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Chelmsford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 39th-highest of the 46 schools in Chelmsford with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trinity Road Primary School in detail
Trinity Road Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, badminton, choir, recorder, STEM, homework club and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 6 November 2026, an admissions event on Monday 9 November 2026, an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an admissions event on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Trinity Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 51% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Trinity Road Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Trinity Road Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Trinity Road Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trinity Road Primary School are The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford (0.4 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); Meadgate Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); The Tyrrells School (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 84% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Trinity Road Primary School.
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordMeadgate Primary SchoolThe Tyrrells SchoolOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
What parents say
77 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Trinity Road Primary School (as of September 2025): 56% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (83%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (44%).
Who goes there
31% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (20%) and Black (13%).
Trinity Road Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chelmsford Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trinity Road Corner (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 600 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trinity Road Primary School issued 38 suspensions, 9.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Trinity Road Primary School are Chelmsford County High School for Girls (0.9 miles); King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (0.9 miles); The Boswells School (1 mile); and Moulsham High School (1.3 miles).
Chelmsford County High School for GirlsKing Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordThe Boswells SchoolMoulsham High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Trinity Road provides a welcoming, safe environment where pupils receive compassionate pastoral care. The school prioritizes reading with daily sessions and targeted small group support, helping pupils become more confident readers. Pupils benefit from meaningful personal development opportunities and learn to understand and respect differences in their multicultural school community.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and have trusted adults to speak to about concerns
- Reading is prioritized with daily sessions and small group support for pupils needing extra help
- School has introduced a new behaviour policy with visual rewards that pupils respond positively to
- Strong pastoral care and support for families has improved attendance
- Pupils have good opportunities for wider personal development and understand diversity
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not consistently well-adapted to meet pupils' needs, particularly for those with SEND
- New assessment processes are not yet providing reliable information about pupils' learning progress
- Behaviour at playtime is not consistently managed and some pupils show disrespect for equipment and each other
- Early years curriculum is not being taught consistently well, leaving children unprepared for Key Stage 1
- Some teachers do not follow agreed routines and approaches when delivering the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils feeling safe and able to access trusted adults for support.
Extracurricular Activities
Football club, science club, choir club
Trinity Road Primary School has recently introduced an ambitious new curriculum and behaviour policy under new leadership. Evidence suggests some aspects of the school's work may not be as strong as at the previous inspection, with inconsistent teaching quality and developing assessment processes.
At a Glance
26.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
77 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 51% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Trinity Road Primary School.
- Kumon Chelmsford Riverside530m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trinity Road Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trinity Road Primary School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
404 pupils
420 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chelmsford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chelmsford
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
73
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
23.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Trinity Road Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
387
Total Pupils
208
Boys
179
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
21.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,800
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,248
Per pupil
£2376k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7%
Overall absence
17.7%
Persistent absence
402
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Trinity Road Primary School
What are SATs results like at Trinity Road Primary School?
Of the pupils at Trinity Road Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is Trinity Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Trinity Road Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Trinity Road Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Trinity Road Primary School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trinity Road Primary School?
Trinity Road Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Trinity Road Primary School?
Classes at Trinity Road Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trinity Road Primary School?
Trinity Road Primary School has around 387 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Trinity Road Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Trinity Road Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 9 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Trinity Road Primary School?
5.7% of sessions were missed at Trinity Road Primary School in 2024/25. 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trinity Road Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Road Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Trinity Road Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Trinity Road Primary School: Kumon Chelmsford Riverside (530m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Trinity Road Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trinity Road Primary School?
Trinity Road Primary School is at Trinity Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)