Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
Perryfields Infant School
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7PP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 5 October 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- Places
- 180
- How full
- Full — 180 pupils against 180 places
- Girls / boys
- 86 / 94
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 5%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 4%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 004F, 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
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 89%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Amanda Reid
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- The Lawns
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- URN
- 145988
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perryfields Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 91% | 0 mi |
| The Tyrrells SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 80% | 0.3 mi |
| Springfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 0.4 mi |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 80% | 0.5 mi |
| Trinity Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 56% | 1 mi |
| The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordVoluntary aided school | No grade | 74% | 1 mi |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 73% | 1.1 mi |
| Barnes Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 50% | 1.2 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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