Parkwood Academy
Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DX
196 pupils · 93% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SOUTH ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 44.9%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 17 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 19 | 39 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 41 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 26 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 15 | 48 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 25 | 61 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 27 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 21 | 47 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 26 | 51 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Kings Road Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Maltese Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Westlands Community Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.