Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Chelmsford · CM3 2JX · Essex
Ages 7–11
- KS267%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM18.6%
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 114974
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Chelmsford · CM3 2RP
Ages 2–7 · 215 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
5.8%
Admissions demand
0.85 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-11-15
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 120
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.85 · Often has places
1st preferences
51
Places offered
60
1st-preference offers
50
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 152
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 60
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
215 pupils · 220 places
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- Boys / girls
- 107 / 108
- School capacity
- 220
- Capacity fill
- 215 / 220 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- FSM pupils
- 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Fairbairn
Location
- Address
- Church Road, Hatfield Peverel
- Postcode
- CM3 2RP
- Town
- Chelmsford
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Witham
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–7, in Chelmsford, Essex, 215 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Chipping Hill Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Witham · CM8 1FR · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM9.7%
- Demand1.10
1.5 miles away
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Witham · CM8 1DX · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS274%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM17.5%
- Demand0.95
1.8 miles away
Howbridge Church of England Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Witham · CM8 1BZ · Essex
Ages 7–11
- KS239%
- Absence7.6%
- FSM28.1%
1.9 miles away
Howbridge Infant School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Witham · CM8 1DJ · Essex
Ages 5–7
- Absence7.2%
- FSM23.0%
- Demand0.93
1.9 miles away
Witham Oaks Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Witham · CM8 1NA · Essex
Ages 7–11
- KS271%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM31.0%
2.5 miles away
Acorn Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Witham · CM8 1NA · Essex
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.2%
- FSM24.1%
- Demand0.98
2.5 miles away
Boreham Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Chelmsford · CM3 3DB · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM20.3%
- Demand1.23
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Fairbairn
- Telephone
- 01245380220