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Galleywood Infant School

Community school · CHELMSFORD · CM2 8RR

Ages 4–7 · 143 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
124

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

41

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

143 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
143
Boys / girls
78 / 65
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
143 / 180 (79%)
Free school meals
20.3%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Manning

Location

Address
Barnard Road, Galleywood, Galleywood Infant School
Postcode
CM2 8RR
Town
CHELMSFORD
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in CHELMSFORD, Essex, 143 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.3%.

Open schools in CHELMSFORD
84
Primary schools in CHELMSFORD
56
Academies among open schools in CHELMSFORD
48% (40)
Open schools in CM2
27
Primary in CM2
16
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.94

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    • FSM12.0%
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  • Baddow Hall Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Baddow Hall Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM17.1%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Manning
Telephone
01245472686
Website
http://www.galleywood.essex.sch.uk/

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