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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 March 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Barnes Farm Infant School, URN 115044
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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 entry113 applications · 53 places offered · 43 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2024 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
- 2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2022 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
- 2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3
- 2020 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
- 2019 1.6; Essex median median 2.5
- 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 | 53 | 113 | 2.1 | 43 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 126 | 2.1 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 54 | 110 | 2.0 | 46 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 125 | 2.1 | 51 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 80 | 123 | 1.5 | 55 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2021 | 57 | 106 | 1.9 | 45 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 78 | 130 | 1.7 | 59 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2019 | 85 | 136 | 1.6 | 54 | 0.64 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 70% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Essex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 10% | 105 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 |
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
- Barnes Farm Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · EssexOutstanding20244.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · EssexImproved significantly20253.4applications per place 80%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
- 1.8 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · EssexOutstanding202491%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Essex20262.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · EssexRemains Good20224.9applications per place
- 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
- 146000 · 881/2928
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 539 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2018
- Address
- Henniker Gate, Chelmsford, CM2 6QH
- Local authority
- Essex · Chelmsford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources