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

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
115164
Address
Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, CM14 5QN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
455 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
2.2%
Persistent absence
5.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.1%
Mixed 9%
Other White 2.9%
African 2%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAbove average2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 94%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 26%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

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

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
100
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
51
39
Year 1
62
31
31
Year 2
61
32
29
Year 3
62
27
35
Year 4
59
22
37
Year 5
61
37
24
Year 6
60
25
35
Year 2024-2025

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