England · Grammar school
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136412)
Overview
- Address
- Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1RW
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,275
- Capacity
- 1,285
- Eligible for free school meals
- 5.3%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Essex
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area4% of Year 7 places offered in Essex for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- Priority area is a 12.5-mile straight-line radius of the school. After looked-after children and children with an EHC plan, up to 30 of the next 144 places go to Pupil/Service Premium applicants in the priority area, rest of 144 to priority-area applicants with an eligible score.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: Remaining places (up to 36) allocated in descending score order irrespective of where applicants live.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | inside catchmentLast offer within 12.5-mile priority area scored in range 106-107 | 106 | – | cchs.co.uk |
| outside catchmentLast offer outside priority area scored in range 118-119 | 118 | – | cchs.co.uk | |
| Sept 2025 | inside catchmentRange 107-108 | 107 | – | cchs.co.uk |
| outside catchmentRange 116-117 | 116 | – | cchs.co.uk | |
| Sept 2024 | inside catchmentRange 108-109 | 108 | – | cchs.co.uk |
| outside catchmentRange 113-114 | 113 | – | cchs.co.uk |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 600 applicants named this school (358 as their first choice) for 179 places. 33 of 179 offers went to children living outside Essex.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Essex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 179 | 600 | 358 | 2.0 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 | 179 | 582 | 356 | 2.0 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 | 179 | 563 | 383 | 2.1 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 | 179 | 818 | 463 | 2.6 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 | 180 | 652 | 365 | 2.0 | 32 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Essex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 180 | 926 | 493 | 2.7 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 | 179 | 691 | 376 | 2.1 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 | 151 | 705 | 383 | 2.5 | 30 |
| Sept 2018 | 149 | 694 | 410 | 2.8 | 25 |
| Sept 2017 | 150 | 643 | 353 | 2.4 | 29 |
| Sept 2016 | 150 | 702 | 455 | 3.0 | 28 |
| Sept 2015 | 148 | 588 | 356 | 2.4 | 27 |
| Sept 2014 | 120 | 646 | 377 | 3.1 | 21 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Essex" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (cchs.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (CSSE (Essex and Southend))
- 12 May 2026 to 19 June 2026
- Test date
- 19 September 2026, 29 September 2026Main test 19 Sep; reserve Tuesday sitting 29 Sep for religious, illness or exceptional circumstances only. Late forms not accepted. Results emailed after close of business on 12 Oct.
- Results sent to families
- 12 October 2026
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 January 2011
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: csse.org.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the CSSE (Essex and Southend) and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (csse.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 23 January 2024: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (3)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 81.4 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98.9% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 88.3% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99.4% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 80.6 (2023/24) → 80.7 (2024/25) → 81.4 (2025/26).
180 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- CM1 1RW
- Map location
- 51.7434, 0.46783
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01245352592
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.cchs.co.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136412) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026