Perryfields Infant School, Chelmsford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Perryfields Infant School is a friendly and exciting place to work and learn. The school provides lots of exciting opportunities in which the children can develop their learning. All the team here consider it a privilege when a parent entrusts their child to our care."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, gardening, sewing and film.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 89 families put Perryfields Infant School as their first choice and 295 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 30 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Perryfields Infant School are Perryfields Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 97% maths); The Tyrrells School (0.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); Springfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 70% maths); and The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths).

Perryfields Infant School is one of 11 schools run by The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 15 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Perryfields Infant School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Chelmsford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wear Drive (adjacent), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Perryfields Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 184 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Perryfields Infant School issued 5 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Perryfields Infant School are The Boswells School (0.1 miles); The Beaulieu Park School (0.8 miles); Chelmsford County High School for Girls (0.9 miles); and St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (1 mile).