Woodcroft Nursery School
Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9UB
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ferliene Willis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 114699
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245473222
About this school
Woodcroft Nursery School is a nursery school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Woodcroft Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tanglewood Nursery School2.8 miles
Nursery · Chelmsford
-
Larkrise Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Great Baddow High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Chelmsford
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Octavia House Schools, Essex0.4 miles
Special schools
-
Beehive Lane Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
- Tanglewood Nursery School Nursery
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
- Broomfield Primary School Primary
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primary
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Norton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodcroft Nursery School teach?
- Woodcroft Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcroft Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Woodcroft Nursery School is Mrs Ferliene Willis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodcroft Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Woodcroft Nursery School?
- Woodcroft Nursery School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Woodcroft Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Woodcroft Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcroft Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodcroft Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Woodcroft Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Woodcroft Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.