Perryfields Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Chelmsford, Essex
Perryfields Infant School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 7PP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Perryfields Infant School are cheerful and welcoming.”
- “Pupils know their teachers expect the best for them, and so pupils typically listen carefully and work hard.”
- “Pupils remember lots of what they learn because their teachers usually provide clear instructions.”
To improve
- “Still, there is a misunderstanding about how to help the weakest readers read fluently.”
- “Some pupils receive books containing sounds they do not know.”
- “These pupils then read very slowly, making it hard for them to understand the text.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Perryfields Junior School 0.0 mi Outstanding
- The Tyrrells School 0.3 mi Improved significantly
- Springfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Road Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Barnes Farm Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good