Elm Green Preparatory School
Parsonage Lane, Little Baddow, Essex, CM3 4SU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Milner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 115411
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245225230
About this school
Elm Green Preparatory School is an independent school in Essex. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Elm Green Preparatory School under its current framework. 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
Elm Green Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1956, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Elm Green Preparatory 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 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
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%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 28
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathcote School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Chelmsford
-
Clarity Independent School2.1 miles
Special schools · Chelmsford
-
Octavia House Schools, Essex3.3 miles
Special schools
-
New Hall School3.4 miles
Independent schools · Chelmsford
-
Chelmsford Hospital School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Chelmsford
Other schools in Essex
- Open Box Education Centre Independent schools
- Saint Nicholas School Independent schools
- Cambian Great Dunmow School Special schools
- Compass Community School Essex Special schools
- The Belsteads School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Elm Green Preparatory School teach?
- Elm Green Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Essex.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Green Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Elm Green Preparatory School is Mrs Ann Milner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Green Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Elm Green Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Elm Green Preparatory School?
- Elm Green Preparatory School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elm Green Preparatory School full?
- Elm Green Preparatory School has capacity for 220 pupils and 164 on roll (75%), 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 Elm Green Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Elm Green Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Elm Green Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Elm Green Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Elm Green Preparatory 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 Elm Green Preparatory 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 24 July 2026.