Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School

About Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School

Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School is a state primary in Brentwood, Essex, and the numbers suggest parents are broadly happy with what it offers. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 91% of the 57 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's a strong vote of confidence. The detail backs it up: 93% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 91% felt their child is safe. On behaviour, 86% agreed the school ensures pupils are well-behaved, and 89% felt concerns are dealt with properly. The school is also popular on the ground. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 34 applications for 18 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. Of those, 16 were first-preference applications, and all 16 received offers. So while it's not the most oversubscribed school in Essex, demand clearly outstrips supply, and the parent feedback suggests that demand is well-founded.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from Ofsted, confirmed in its most recent graded inspection in May 2025. Inspectors rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good. That's a clean sweep. The previous inspection, back in 2012, also rated overall effectiveness as Good, so the school has maintained its standard over time. On the key stage 2 national assessments, the school's results sit against an Essex local authority average of 62% reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. While the school's own KS2 figure isn't provided in the data, the Ofsted report notes that pupils achieve well. With 21% of pupils eligible for free school meals — slightly above the national average — the school is serving a mixed demographic, and the Good rating across the board suggests it's doing so effectively.

The school is housed on a site with a good range of facilities, including a library, ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, art studios, and a sensory room. There's also a chapel. Clubs include art, film, drama, choir, gardening and book club, and sports on offer range from netball and football to gymnastics and cross country. For SEND, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. In the Parent View survey, 83% of parents agreed the school gives SEND children the support they need. With 162 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school isn't at full capacity, but it is oversubscribed. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded village primary with strong parent satisfaction, solid Ofsted grades, and a broad range of activities, all within the Brentwood area.

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