Cold Norton Primary School

Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex. Good (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 19 March 2024, report published 7 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.4 milesPurleigh Community Primary School
Primary, Chelmsford, Essex
Good (May 2024)
2.4 milesChristchurch Church of England Primary School
Primary, Chelmsford, Essex
Report card, Mar 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention
2.8 milesTrinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
Primary, Chelmsford, Essex
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
2.8 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
Primary, Chelmsford, Essex
Good (Jun 2024)
2.9 milesWoodville Primary School
Primary, Chelmsford, Essex
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.