Oaklands Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Vicarage Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.5%
6.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
168
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
55 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
171
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 55 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 66 | 4 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 1 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 171 | 60 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Catherine Williams
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PH
- Phone
- 01245352166
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146210
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
168 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 125 pupils
Attendance
96.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.