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Westlands Community Primary School

Chelmsford, CM1 2SBPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
65 1st-choice / 86 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2364 of 13,686 nationally

About Westlands Community Primary School

Westlands Community Primary School in Chelmsford holds a Good rating from Ofsted, with its most recent ungraded inspection in November 2024 noting that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2019. The Early Years provision was rated Outstanding. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined score for reading, writing and maths: 76% of pupils met the expected standard in the 2023/24 year. That is well above the local authority average of 62% for similar schools, placing Westlands in the top 25% of primary schools nationally. Within the Chelmsford local authority, it ranks 9th out of 41 schools, and in the East of England region it sits in the 14th percentile.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBeeches Close, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB
HeadteacherMelanie Gaskin
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils580
Free School Meals (FSM)24.8%
School Capacity580 / 630 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (27 Nov 2024): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 12 Nov 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Westlands Community Primary School

Westlands Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.