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Chelmsford GCSE League Table 2026: KEGS Tops Essex
KEGS and County High top all 80 Essex state secondaries, and Beaulieu Park beats every other non-grammar in the city. All 11 Chelmsford schools ranked.
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Chelmsford Teacher's Word Game Hits 2,500 Plays in 3 Weeks
EXPANDAGRAM, a free word game by a Chelmsford teacher, passed 2,500 plays in about three weeks: three letters, 60 seconds, and a daily challenge for everyone.
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Chelmsford County High Win First State School Cup at Lord's
Chelmsford County High School are the first girls' champions of the Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup, beating Penistone Grammar in the final at Lord's.
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Chelmsford GCSE results day 2026: times and the 1pm deadline
Results are out on Thursday 20 August. Great Baddow opens its gym at 9am and wants sixth form places accepted by 1pm. The KEGS and CCHS forms exist for one day.
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Chelmsford A level results 2026: CCHS 58% at A* or A
Chelmsford County High reports 58% of grades at A* or A and 84 students with three top grades. New Hall and Great Baddow have published too; KEGS has not.
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Chelmsford School Term Dates 2026/27, and Where Schools Differ
Essex schools break up on Friday 18 December and half term is 26 to 30 October. KEGS, County High and Great Baddow High add their own INSET days; all listed here.
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Chelmsford October Half Term 2026: Dates and What's On
Half term in Chelmsford is 26 to 30 October 2026: the free Witches of Chelmsford trail all week, ARU science shows, council camps and a Halloween ice disco.