Writtle Junior School
Primary · Chelmsford · CM1 3HG
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 13 July 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
238 pupils · 99% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- Website
- www.writtlejuniors.org
- URN
- 151222
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 78% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Essex 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Essex 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Essex 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,309; 7.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 35.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 16.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 43.2% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 50.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 85% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 4.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 21.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 7.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 42.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 9.5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021634 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £460,000148 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £372,500–£556,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 6a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted