Springfield Primary School
Forsythia Close, Chelmsford, CM1 6XW
409 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 27 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 31 | 131 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 29 | 120 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 38 | 25 | 113 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 42 | 25 | 124 | 35 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 35 | 93 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 23 | 67 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 19 | 61 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 52 | 26 | 91 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Perryfields Infant School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Perryfields Junior School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Tyrrells School 0.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Barnes Farm Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Broomfield Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.