Parkwood Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Chelmsford, Essex
Parkwood Academy is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 9 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 196 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, confident and caring.”
- “They say that it is easy to make friends and that everyone is welcomed because ‘everyone’s opinion is valued’.”
- “Pupils report that ‘adults are the best thing’ in the school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, and areas of learning in early years, they do not learn as well.”
- “Some pupils are not supported precisely to read and write as well as they could.”
- “However, many changes are either new or not fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Kings Road Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Maltese Road Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Westlands Community Primary School 1.1 mi Improved significantly
- Broomfield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade