Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
Baddow Hall Infant School
New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7QZ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 4 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 92% full — 166 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 82 / 84
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 15%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 013C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 90%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lesley Schlanker
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Great Baddow East
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- URN
- 114898
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baddow Hall Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 73% | 0 mi |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.7 mi |
| Meadgate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 75% | 0.9 mi |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2022 | 77% | 1.2 mi |
| Chancellor Park Primary School, ChelmsfordCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 87% | 1.6 mi |
| Moulsham Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.6 mi |
| Moulsham Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 67% | 1.6 mi |
| Barnes Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 50% | 1.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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