Chelmsford County High School for Girls is a secondary academy in Chelmsford, United Kingdom with 1,275 pupils, part of Chelmsford County High School for Girls. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 23 January 2024. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Casual Cleaner (closes 20 November).
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Head
Stephen Lawlor, Headteacher
Trust or group
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,275 pupils · 100% girls · 4.2% eligible for free school meals · 27.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
49 (3.8%) on SEN support · 1 (0.1%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Chelmsford County High School for Girls is one of the most successful girls’ selective schools in the country. We are seeking a casual cleaner to complement our existing team. The…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
81.4
98.9%
2024/25
80.7
99.4%
2023/24
80.6
100.0%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
23 January 2024
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
72.9
17.5
–
0
£52,954
2024/25
76.0
16.3
9%
0
£50,856
2023/24
73.9
16.1
2%
0
£44,822
2022/23
71.1
16.4
6%
0
£44,322
2021/22
65.4
17.0
9%
0
£41,935
2020/21
62.2
16.9
5%
0
£41,623
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
60.9
16.2
8%
0
£40,255
2018/19
60.2
16.1
16%
0
£38,822
2017/18
59.4
15.6
9%
0
£38,260
2016/17
55.5
15.7
13%
1
£38,182
2015/16
55.5
15.6
25%
0
£38,974
2014/15
59.5
14.6
12%
0
£37,515
2013/14
60.8
14.4
9%
0
£37,647
2012/13
61.8
14.4
13%
0
£37,103
2011/12
62.5
14.3
12%
0
£36,826
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.8%
0.5%
6.2%
0.1%
2024/25
3.7%
0.5%
7.5%
0.4%
2023/24
4.6%
0.4%
10.4%
0.2%
2022/23
5.2%
0.3%
11.3%
0.2%
2021/22
5.0%
0.1%
14.5%
0.3%
2020/21
1.7%
0.1%
2.0%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.2%
0.0%
4.9%
0.1%
2017/18
3.5%
0.0%
4.6%
0.0%
2016/17
3.0%
0.0%
4.5%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 support. Most often advertised: Casual Cleaner, Cover Supervisor, IT Technician. Last advertised October 2026.
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