Oaklands Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Chelmsford, Essex
Oaklands Infant School is a primary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 168 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Oaklands Infant School.”
- “Warm and supportive staff ensure pupils are well cared for.”
- “The school’s ambitious curriculum offers a range of learning experiences to help pupils understand their place in the community.”
To improve
- “However, this positive behaviour is not consistent outside of the classroom.”
- “However, this does not continue when pupils leave the classroom.”
- “On occasion, when pupils do not follow the Oaklands code, they are not consistently corrected by staff around and about school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 40 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.
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Moulsham Infant School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Moulsham Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mildmay Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Trinity Road Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Westlands Community Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly