Voluntary aided school · Essex

Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115175URN

The Street, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

100 applications for 30 places · 43rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Essex median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.4; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.3; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8

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	30	100	3.3	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	102	3.4	28	0.93
Sep 2024	30	110	3.7	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	75	2.5	21	0.70
Sep 2022	21	63	3.0	16	0.76
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	13	0.43
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2018	25	75	3.0	11	0.44
Sep 2017	39	97	2.5	25	0.64
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	21	0.70
Sep 2015	20	85	4.3	16	0.80
Sep 2014	20	69	3.5	23	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	70%	20%	109	109
2023/24	80%	20%	110	108
2022/23	76%	17%	109	107

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

Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Broomfield Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

2026

2.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
4.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Great Leighs Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Perryfields Infant School
4.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.9applications per place
Ford End Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School
4.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115175 · 881/3530
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, CM3 3NY
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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