Baddow Hall Junior School
New Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard McIntosh
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 114913
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245472391
About this school
Baddow Hall Junior School is a community primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Baddow Hall Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 62% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 18% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Baddow Hall Junior 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baddow Hall Junior School compares
Baddow Hall Junior School ranked 111th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 7% | 19.1% | 234 | — |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | — | 4.6% | 11.6% | 166 | 0.0 miles |
| Larkrise Primary School | 41% | 8.4% | 45% | 174 | 0.7 miles |
| Meadgate Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 22.3% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
| Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford | 87% | 3.9% | 9.1% | 209 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report23 October 2024
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.07%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baddow Hall Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Larkrise Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Meadgate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Beehive Lane Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford1.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
Baddow Hall Junior School ranks 16th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Chelmsford.
- Baddow Hall Infant 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
- Ford End Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Baddow Hall Junior School teach?
- Baddow Hall Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Baddow Hall Junior School?
- The headteacher of Baddow Hall Junior School is Mr Richard McIntosh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Baddow Hall Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baddow Hall Junior 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 Baddow Hall Junior School?
- Baddow Hall Junior School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Baddow Hall Junior School full?
- Baddow Hall Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 234 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Baddow Hall Junior School a faith school?
- No. Baddow Hall Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Baddow Hall Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Baddow Hall Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Baddow Hall Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Baddow Hall Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Baddow Hall Junior School ranked 111th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Baddow Hall Junior School's absence rate?
- Baddow Hall Junior School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baddow Hall Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baddow Hall Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.