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Tanglewood Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school133 pupilsNurseryChelmsfordEssex
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher20.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll133Census January 2026

Tanglewood Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Chelmsford for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 133 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DX01245 352788tanglewoodnurseryschool.co.ukMiss Deborah Watson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll133Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English27%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support26%34 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls62 / 71
White British pupils47%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (33), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll133153160174190193
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language27%22%13%17%14%11%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–16%19%24%16%19%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%1%1%1%1%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.7full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher20.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,067
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.02024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£11,977England £7,738. Total £946k
Income per pupil£12,124England £7,697. Total £958k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,499England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £56k, £705 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£12kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£11,977spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m49212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people17% higher than the England average
Typical house price£400,000Chelmsford
Nearest bus stop100 mMelbourne School, 19 stops within 500 m

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Parkwood AcademyAcademy100 m196Requires improvement 20248Compare
St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy320 m215Not inspected78Compare
Lift ColumbusAcademy460 m–Not inspected–Compare
St John Payne Catholic School, ChelmsfordRoman Catholic510 m1,241Good 202466Compare
Kings Road Primary SchoolAcademy670 m403Good 202025Compare
The Hawthorns SchoolFree school750 m69Report card 2026–Compare
The Sir Geoff Hurst AcademyFree school850 m66Not inspected–Compare
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy920 m479Good 202349Compare
All schools in EssexAll schools in ChelmsfordBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Tanglewood Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Tanglewood Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Tanglewood Nursery School have?

133 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DX
Telephone
01245 352788
Website
www.tanglewoodnurseryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Deborah Watson
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Essex
Ward
St Andrews
Constituency
Chelmsford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114698 · LAESTAB 8811000
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from