Writtle Infant School, Chelmsford
Writtle Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Chelmsford, part of Hive Family of Schools. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Writtle Infant School in detail
Writtle Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our children, staff and governors all wish you a very warm welcome to Writtle Infant School. Alongside Writtle Junior School, we value our place at the heart of the community and are committed to doing their very best for the children entrusted to our care."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, yoga, karate and cheerleading.
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 6pm and an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Writtle Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Writtle Infant School as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Writtle Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Writtle Infant School are Writtle Junior School (under 0.1 miles); Westlands Community Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 80% maths); Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery (1.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); and Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 84% maths).
Writtle Junior SchoolWestlands Community Primary SchoolLawford Mead Primary & NurseryOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
The trust
Writtle Infant School is one of 4 schools run by Hive Family of Schools, an academy trust.
Who goes there
10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chelmsford Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Loves Walk (adjacent), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Writtle Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Writtle Infant School (URN 114917), it was rated Good in November 2017.
At a Glance
10.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Writtle Infant School
Weekly Newsletter - Friday 4th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Weekly Newsletter - Friday 11th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Weekly Newsletter - Friday 18th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Weekly Newsletter - Friday 25th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Fully funded Teaching Assistant & SEND programme in Essex
25 Sep 2026
Asthma Newsletter Winter 2026
25 Sep 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Writtle Infant School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Writtle Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
181 pupils
180 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chelmsford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chelmsford
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
178
Total Pupils
94
Boys
84
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,819
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Writtle Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114917). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.5%
Overall absence
12.8%
Persistent absence
125
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Writtle Infant School
Questions parents ask about Writtle Infant School
What is Writtle Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Writtle Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Writtle Infant School (URN 114917), it was rated Good in November 2017.
What is the catchment area for Writtle Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Writtle Infant School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Writtle Infant School?
Writtle Infant School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Writtle Infant School?
Classes at Writtle Infant School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Writtle Infant School?
Writtle Infant School has around 178 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Writtle Infant School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Writtle Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Writtle Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Writtle Infant School?
Writtle Infant School is at Lodge Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)