Galleywood Infant School
Barnard Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Manning
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 114887
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245472686
About this school
Galleywood Infant School is a community primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 143 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Galleywood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Galleywood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 21.6% | 143 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 78% | 4% | 22.5% | 231 | 0.0 miles |
| Mildmay Primary School | 57% | 5% | 14% | 611 | 0.8 miles |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Larkrise Primary School | 41% | 8.4% | 45% | 174 | 1.3 miles |
| Moulsham Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.3% | 268 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.56%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Mildmay Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Beehive Lane Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Larkrise Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
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Moulsham Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
- 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
- Elmwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Galleywood Infant School teach?
- Galleywood Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Galleywood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Galleywood Infant School is Mrs Sarah Manning, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Galleywood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Galleywood Infant 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 big is Galleywood Infant School?
- Galleywood Infant School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Galleywood Infant School full?
- Galleywood Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 143 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Galleywood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Galleywood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Galleywood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Galleywood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Galleywood Infant School's absence rate?
- Galleywood Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Galleywood Infant 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 Galleywood Infant 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.