Oaklands Infant School
Vicarage Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PH
168 pupils · 93% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 January 2025, published 5 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 40 | 155 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 61 | 171 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 53 | 152 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 65 | 177 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 72 | 203 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 75 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 66 | 202 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 79 | 208 | 59 |
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
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Moulsham Junior School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Moulsham Infant School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Mildmay Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Trinity Road Primary School 1.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
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.