Writtle Infant School
Writtle Infant School is a converter academy in Chelmsford for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 178 pupils and room for 180. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Lodge Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3HZ01245 420963writtleinfantschool.comMr Nick Taylor headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 25 May 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full, with 1 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place.
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 | 129 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (18), emotional and mental health (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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 | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.8% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 20.6% | 19.2% | 7.4% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Writtle Infant School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writtle Junior School | Academy | 0 m | 238 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Westlands Community Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 571 | Good 2019 | 91 | Compare |
| Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery | Academy | 1.6 miles | 413 | Good 2020 | 36 | Compare |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 216 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Oaklands Infant School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 168 | No overall grade 2025 | 96 | Compare |
| Maltese Road Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 211 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Kings Road Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 403 | Good 2020 | 25 | Compare |
| Moulsham Junior School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 686 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Writtle Infant School a good school?
Writtle Infant School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2023.
What is Writtle Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Writtle Infant School good at its last full inspection on 25 May 2023.
How many pupils does Writtle Infant School have?
178 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 99% full.
Is Writtle Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 1 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Writtle Infant School?
Pupils were in school 94.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Writtle Infant School?
The average class had 29.7 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
- Lodge Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3HZ
- Telephone
- 01245 420963
- Website
- www.writtleinfantschool.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Taylor
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Hive Family of Schools (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Writtle
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151221 · LAESTAB 8812619 · UKPRN 10096057
- Formerly
- Writtle Infant School
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, academy accounts return 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.