Baddow Hall Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Chelmsford, Essex
Baddow Hall Infant School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7QZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Baddow Hall Infant School.”
- “Pupils say they feel safe and can speak with a trusted adult about any worries or concerns.”
- “Pupils are kind and respectful towards each other.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers are not checking that pupils are using the vocabulary that has been modelled.”
- “Pupils often find it hard to recall subject-specific vocabulary.”
- “While staff engage well with children and develop positive relationships, interactions do not always fully support children to develop key vocabulary.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Baddow Hall Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- Larkrise Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Meadgate Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford 1.6 mi Outstanding
- Moulsham Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Moulsham Junior School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Barnes Farm Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good