The Boswells School
Burnham Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,423 (719 boys, 704 girls)
- Capacity: 1431
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 14.7%
- Telephone: 01245264451
- Ofsted: Good (24 Apr 2013); ungraded inspection 22 Feb 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 860 applications, 241 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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