Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Ashwells Road, Bentley, Brentwood, CM15 9SE

Local ranking314th of 430 primary schools in Essex

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 115151) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 80.0%
Writing (Expected): 87.0%
Maths (Expected): 77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 203
Boys: 103 (51%)
Girls: 100 (49%)
Capacity: 210 (97% full)
SEND: 17.7%
FSM Eligible: 7.9%
EAL: 4.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.9%
SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.2
Budget per Pupil: £6,527/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 7.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 86.6%
White Other: 4.0%
Mixed Other: 2.5%
Black African: 2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
Asian Other: 1.0%
Black Other: 1.0%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%

86.6%

White British

4.0%

White Other

2.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01277372295

head@bentley-st-pauls.essex.sch.uk

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Ashwells Road

Brentwood, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149971
UKPRN: 10092918
Establishment No.: 3402
Trust: MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST

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