St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
Wigley Bush Lane, Brentwood, CM14 5QN
454 pupils · 129% of 352 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 3.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 98% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 28% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 110 | 230 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 100 | 226 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 101 | 192 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 68 | 176 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 72 | 173 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 71 | 178 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 94 | 196 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 101 | 219 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holly Trees Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School 2.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Larchwood Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.