Bulphan Church of England Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bulphan · RM14 3RL · Thurrock
Ages 5–11
- KS233%
- Absence7.4%
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114921
West Horndon Primary School
Community school · Brentwood · CM13 3TR
Ages 4–11 · 180 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
81%
Overall absence
3.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 101.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 2.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 155
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
180 pupils · 189 places
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- Boys / girls
- 100 / 80
- School capacity
- 189
- Capacity fill
- 180 / 189 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- FSM pupils
- 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew O'Grady
Location
- Address
- Thorndon Avenue, West Horndon
- Postcode
- CM13 3TR
- Town
- Brentwood
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Brentwood
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 12 on roll / 20 capacity
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 4–11, in Brentwood, Essex, 180 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 8.9%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Brentwood · CM13 3NU · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence4.1%
1.9 miles away
Great Berry Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Basildon · SS16 6SG · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.2%
2.8 miles away
Warley Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Brentwood · CM14 5LF · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.2%
2.9 miles away
Merrylands Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Basildon · SS15 6QS · Essex
Ages 2–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.7%
3.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew O'Grady
- Telephone
- 01277811741