Chelmer Valley High School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ER

Headteacher · Mr Tom Sparks

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,200Capacity 1,168

OfstedGoodInspected 13 June 2023

TrustChelmer Valley High School

Free school meals23.2%

Good

Graded inspection on 13 June 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

169 of the 196 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered231

Applications798

First choice196

First-choice offers169

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).