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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 May 2013Graded inspection: 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 entry205 applications · 83 places offered · 79 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 2.7; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 3.1; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 3.2; Essex median median 2.5
- 2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.6
- 2016 3.0; Essex median median 2.8
- 2015 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2014 4.0; 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 | 83 | 205 | 2.5 | 79 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 237 | 2.6 | 87 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 81 | 216 | 2.7 | 77 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 82 | 222 | 2.7 | 63 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 281 | 3.1 | 74 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2021 | 88 | 234 | 2.7 | 68 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2020 | 90 | 325 | 3.6 | 118 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2019 | 89 | 276 | 3.1 | 92 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 | 90 | 288 | 3.2 | 89 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 108 | 281 | 2.6 | 87 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 | 105 | 316 | 3.0 | 74 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2015 | 120 | 367 | 3.1 | 107 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 90 | 357 | 4.0 | 94 | 1.04 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Moulsham Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place
- 0.0 km · EssexRemains Good202367%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place
- 1.0 km · EssexRemains Good20232.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Essex20267.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · EssexGood20242.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 20262.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 136855 · 881/2200
- Trust
- Hive Family of Schools
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 268 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Moulsham Infant School (URN 114803)
- Address
- Princes Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9DG
- Local authority
- Essex · Chelmsford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources