Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Ashwells Road, Brentwood, CM15 9SE
202 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- MID ESSEX ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 14 July 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 32 | 95 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 102 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 20 | 88 | 24 |
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
- Larchwood Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Doddinghurst Infant School 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 3.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 3.4 km · Good (2024) · 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.