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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 February 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Perryfields Infant School, URN 114924
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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 entry295 applications · 60 places offered · 89 named it first
- 2026 4.9; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 5.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 4.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 4.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 5.3; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 4.3; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 5.7; Essex median median 2.5
- 2018 6.4; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2017 5.2; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 5.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 6.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 5.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as Perryfields Infant School (URN 114924), the previous school.
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 | 60 | 295 | 4.9 | 89 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 311 | 5.3 | 83 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 246 | 4.1 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 256 | 4.3 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 260 | 4.3 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 317 | 5.3 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 258 | 4.3 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2019 | 59 | 336 | 5.7 | 95 | 1.61 |
| Sep 2018 * | 59 | 375 | 6.4 | 123 | 2.08 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 312 | 5.2 | 80 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 313 | 5.2 | 80 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 358 | 6.0 | 92 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 297 | 5.0 | 73 | 1.22 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Perryfields Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20224.9applications per place
- 0.1 km · EssexOutstanding202491%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · EssexImproved significantly20253.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Essex20262.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good20232.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · EssexSome aspects not as strong20252.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 20262.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · EssexStandards maintained20242.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · EssexRemains Good20222.1applications per place 50%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145988 · 881/2629
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 180 on roll
- Free school meals
- 3.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2018
- Replaced
- Perryfields Infant School (URN 114924)
- Address
- Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7PP
- Local authority
- Essex · Chelmsford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources