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

Voluntary aided school · Brentwood · CM14 5QN

Ages 5–11 · 454 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Exceptional

KS2 expected (RWM)

94%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Exceptional

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementExceptional
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)94%
Higher standard (RWM)26%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
115.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
354

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

101

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

88

Total preferences (any rank)
192
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 fill120%

454 pupils · 352 places

Pupils on roll
454
Boys / girls
225 / 229
School capacity
352
Capacity fill
454 / 352 (129%)
Free school meals
3.5%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chelmsford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Iain Gunn

Location

Address
Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald
Postcode
CM14 5QN
Town
Brentwood
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Brentwood
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Urban/rural
Smaller 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Brentwood, Essex, 454 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.

Open schools in Brentwood
29
Primary schools in Brentwood
19
Academies among open schools in Brentwood
48% (14)
Open schools in CM14
5
Primary in CM14
3
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BrentwoodNear CM14

  • Holly Trees Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brentwood · CM14 5RY · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM24.2%
    • Demand1.18

    1.2 miles away

  • Drapers' Maylands Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Free schools · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9XR · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand0.94

    1.3 miles away

  • Larchwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Brentwood · CM15 9NG · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand1.32

    1.4 miles away

  • Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Romford · RM3 9RT · Havering

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM40.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • St Helen's Catholic Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Brentwood · CM15 9BY · Essex

    Ages 7–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.5%

    1.7 miles away

  • Warley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brentwood · CM14 5LF · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand1.12

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Iain Gunn
Telephone
01277215577
Website
www.stpeterssouthweald.org

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