Galleywood Infant School
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Galleywood Infant School is a council school in Chelmsford for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 143 pupils and room for 180. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 44 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 33% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Barnard Road, Galleywood, Galleywood Infant School, Chelmsford, CM2 8RR01245 472686galleywood.essex.sch.ukMrs Chloe Needham headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 28 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 14 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
How places were given out for September 2026. The last place was given under this rule: Criterion 4.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 94 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (21), emotional and mental health (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Other difficulty or disability (2), Physical disability (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 167 | 179 | 181 | 180 | 180 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 20% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 15% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 35% | 32% | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 3.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 10.4% | 11.3% | 13.5% | 9.7% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | Church of England | 50 m | 231 | Good 2022 | 79 | Compare |
| Mildmay Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 611 | No overall grade 2025 | 40 | Compare |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 210 | Outstanding 2022 | 98 | Compare |
| Larkrise Primary School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 174 | Good 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Moulsham Junior School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 686 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| Moulsham Infant School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 268 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | Council | 1.8 miles | 166 | No overall grade 2025 | 57 | Compare |
| Baddow Hall Junior School | Council | 1.8 miles | 234 | Good 2019 | 69 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Galleywood Infant School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 44 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 44% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 20 to 72. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.17 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.08 | 2024/25; 125 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Galleywood Infant School a good school?
It is about average. Galleywood Infant School scores 44 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 33% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 20 to 72, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Galleywood Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Galleywood Infant School good at its last full inspection on 28 November 2023.
How many pupils does Galleywood Infant School have?
143 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 79% full.
Is Galleywood Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 14 places were empty in 2024/25 (8% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Galleywood Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Galleywood Infant School?
The average class had 23.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Barnard Road, Galleywood, Galleywood Infant School, Chelmsford, CM2 8RR
- Telephone
- 01245 472686
- Website
- www.galleywood.essex.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chloe Needham
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Galleywood
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114887 · LAESTAB 8812549 · UKPRN 10076438
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Essex council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.