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St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood CM14 5QN · stpeterssouthweald.org · 01277 215577
On the mapSearch near CM14 5QN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 98%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.18 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 454
- 102 over 352 places · 129%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 3.5%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.74 mi (1.18 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 110 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 54% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 110 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 100 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.74 mi1.18 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 98% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲98% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald on 18 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 18 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Positive
- 98%
- Replies
- 126
- 28% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (1%) whose child was bullied
based on 19 parents (15%) with SEND