Writtle Infant School
Lodge Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3HZ
178 pupils · 99% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HIVE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 25 May 2023, published 19 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.18 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 71 | 128 | 60 |
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
- Writtle Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Westlands Community Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 2.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oaklands Infant School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Maltese Road Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.