Priory Primary School, Bicknacre
Community school in Chelmsford, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 153 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 15.00% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Bicknacre Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4ES |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.priory.essex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01245225450 |
| URN | 115000 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 4 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 June 2023, published 20 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Danbury Park Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Purleigh Community Primary School (primary school, about 5.1 km)
- Woodville Primary School (primary school, about 5.2 km)
- Baddow Hall Infant School (primary school, about 5.6 km)
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