Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
Writtle Junior School
Margaretting Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3HG
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 13 July 2023.
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
- 238
- Places
- 240
- How full
- Nearly full — 238 of 240 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 117 / 121
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 011D, 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
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
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- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicholas Taylor
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Writtle
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- URN
- 151222
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writtle Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0 mi |
| Westlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| Widford Lodge SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| Lawford Mead Primary & NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | 61% | 1.6 mi |
| St Cedd's SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.7 mi |
| St Anne's SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 69% | 1.9 mi |
| Oaklands Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.9 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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