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

EssexVoluntary aided school

Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5QN

Headteacher: Mr Iain GunnSchool website ↗Pupils: 455 (capacity: 352)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
60% of first-choice applicants offered a place
98%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected November 2023
60%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 29 November 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
98.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
28.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 98%·Writing 98%·Maths 100%All three 98%
Reading
Expected98%
Exceeding58%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected98%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected100%
Exceeding60%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
100
How many got their first choice?
60of 100 (60.0%)
How many applied in total?
226

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
3.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
230 girls, 225 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 98% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1684.0%22.0%+0.4+3.0+2.4
2016/1789.0%26.0%+0.3+1.5+0.2
2017/1894.0%28.0%+1.3+2.7+3.0
2018/1991.0%24.0%+0.9+1.9+2.1
2022/2389.0%23.0%+2.2+2.3+2.1
2023/2494.0%26.0%---
2024/2598.0%28.0%---