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Baddow Hall Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 7QZ · baddowhall-jun.essex.sch.uk · 01245 472391
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 234
- 98% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 29% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲29% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Baddow Hall Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Oct 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 86
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (19%) with SEND