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Moulsham Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Princes Road, Chelmsford CM2 9DG · moulsham-inf.essex.sch.uk · 01245 352742
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.69 mi
- 1.11 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 268
- 74% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.69 mi (1.11 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 83 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 83 | 79 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 81 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 82 | 63 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 74 | 0.8 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.69 mi1.11 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Moulsham Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 62
- 20% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied