Community school · Essex

Westlands Community Primary School

5–11Ages
571Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115027URN

Beeches Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

122 applications for 80 places · 331st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 9 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
9 October 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Essex median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

122 applications · 80 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.7; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.9; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.4; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	80	122	1.5	61	0.76
Sep 2025	86	131	1.5	65	0.76
Sep 2024	59	103	1.8	58	0.98
Sep 2023	58	104	1.8	49	0.84
Sep 2022	91	135	1.5	73	0.80
Sep 2021	72	120	1.7	58	0.81
Sep 2020	90	131	1.5	70	0.78
Sep 2019	90	141	1.6	66	0.73
Sep 2018	90	137	1.5	65	0.72
Sep 2017	70	135	1.9	63	0.90
Sep 2016	78	129	1.7	70	0.90
Sep 2015	90	130	1.4	70	0.78
Sep 2014	82	112	1.4	58	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 80% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%65th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	17%	108	107
2023/24	76%	23%	110	106
2022/23	62%	19%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Westlands Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Maltese Road Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

4.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Kings Road Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
1.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Infant School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place
Parkwood Academy
1.7 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford
1.8 km · Essex

2026

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115027 · 881/2879
Capacity: 630 pupils · 571 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beeches Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources