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St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald

Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QN

Local ranking11th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

352

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
98.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
28.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
98.0%
Writing (Expected)
98.0%
Maths (Expected)
100.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
98.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
111.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
114.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
455
Boys
225 (49%)
Girls
230 (51%)
Capacity
352 (129% full)
SEND
6.8%
FSM Eligible
2.6%
EAL
2.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
4.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Budget per Pupil
£5,769/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
  • White Other: 2.9%
  • Black African: 2.0%
  • Asian Indian: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.9%

82.0%

White British

4.4%

Mixed Other

3.1%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
115164
UKPRN
10070985
Establishment No.
3462

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