Galleywood Infant School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–7Mixed
Barnard Road, Galleywood, Galleywood Infant School, Chelmsford, CM2 8RR
Headteacher · Mrs Chloe Needham
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils143Capacity 180
OfstedGoodInspected 28 November 2023
Free school meals20.3%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 28 November 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in EssexApplications for September 2026
All 42 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered45
Applications93
First choice42
First-choice offers42
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Mildmay Primary School0.8 mi
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School0.9 mi
- Larkrise Primary School1.3 mi
- Moulsham Infant School1.5 mi
- Baddow Hall Infant School1.8 mi