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Baddow Hall Infant School

URN
114898
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Baddow Hall Infant School
URN
114898
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 March 2025
Inspection date
4 February 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

110

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

58

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Essex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Essex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.baddowhallinfant.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

CM2 7QZ - New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex

Contact details

Address
New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex
Postcode
CM2 7QZ
Phone
1245471338
Website
http://www.baddowhallinfant.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Essex
Local authority code
881

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 1,198 schools in Essex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

1,198

Open schools

613

Closed schools

585

Primary schools

812

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 March 20254 February 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 12 March 2025
    11 December 201914 November 2019-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 11 December 2019
    • Inspection

      Published
      12 March 2025
      Inspected
      4 February 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      11 December 2019
      Inspected
      14 November 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 47

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    181

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary812 (67.9%)
    • Secondary181 (15.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other203 (17.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Baddow Hall Junior School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Octavia House Schools, Essex581 mNot applicableOpen
    The Sandon School609 mSecondaryClosed
    The Sandon School609 mSecondaryOpen
    Larkrise Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Larkrise Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Woodcroft Nursery School1.2 kmNurseryOpen
    Meadgate Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Meadgate Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Great Baddow High School1.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Baddow Hall Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Octavia House Schools, Essex
      Distance
      581 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Sandon School
      Distance
      609 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Sandon School
      Distance
      609 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Essex)

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    Abacus Primary SchoolPrimarySS12 9GJOpen
    Abbotsweld County Infant SchoolPrimaryCM18 6TEClosed
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    • Abacus Primary School
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Abbotsweld County Infant School
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      Postcode
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    • Abbotsweld Primary Academy
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      Postcode
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    • Abbotsweld Primary School
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      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Acorn Academy
    Larkrise Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Larkrise Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodcroft Nursery School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Meadgate Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Meadgate Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Great Baddow High School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CM8 1NA
    Status
    Open