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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Writtle Infant School, URN 114917
- 30 November 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Writtle Infant School, URN 114917
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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 entry128 applications · 60 places offered · 71 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
- 2025 2.4; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2021 1.9; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2018 2.3; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Essex median
Dashed bars: as Writtle Infant School (URN 114917), 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 | 128 | 2.1 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2025 * | 60 | 144 | 2.4 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2024 * | 59 | 105 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 * | 52 | 93 | 1.8 | 50 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 * | 60 | 126 | 2.1 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 * | 54 | 104 | 1.9 | 47 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 116 | 1.9 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 57 | 100 | 1.8 | 46 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2018 * | 60 | 139 | 2.3 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 119 | 2.0 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 145 | 2.4 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 140 | 2.3 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 145 | 2.4 | 68 | 1.13 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Writtle Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 0.0 km · EssexRemains Good2023
- 2.1 km · EssexImproved significantly20241.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · EssexStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · EssexRemains Good20232.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place
- 3.2 km · EssexRemains Good20244.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · EssexStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · EssexRemains Good20232.5applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151221 · 881/2619
- Trust
- Hive Family of Schools
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 178 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- Writtle Infant School (URN 114917)
- Address
- Lodge Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3HZ
- Local authority
- Essex · Chelmsford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources