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Westlands Community Primary School

Community school · Chelmsford · CM1 2SB

Ages 5–11 · 571 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-10-09

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.4%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
586

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

571 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
571
Boys / girls
287 / 284
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
571 / 630 (91%)
Free school meals
24.9%
FSM pupils
142
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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 Melanie Gaskin

Location

Address
Beeches Close
Postcode
CM1 2SB
Town
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
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 5–11, in Chelmsford, Essex, 571 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.9%.

Open schools in Chelmsford
84
Primary schools in Chelmsford
56
Academies among open schools in Chelmsford
48% (40)
Open schools in CM1
33
Primary in CM1
18
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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    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.8%

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    • FSM34.0%

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM23.7%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Gaskin
Telephone
01245251700
Website
www.westlands.essex.sch.uk

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