St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield

About St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield

St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield, sits in a quiet village setting in the Chelmsford borough, and its headline metrics offer a mixed picture against the Essex local authority average for primary schools. The most recent data shows the LA average Key Stage 2 score sits at 62, but the school's own KS2 results are not provided in the available data, making a direct comparison impossible on that front. However, the school's Ofsted rating tells a clearer story: it holds a Good rating, which it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. This places it in the majority of Essex primaries, given that only 33 out of 444 schools in the LA have achieved an Outstanding rating. The school's leadership and management, as well as its overall effectiveness, were both graded as Good in the 2013 graded inspection, and an ungraded visit in January 2023 confirmed that the school continues to meet this standard.

Academically, the picture is somewhat incomplete due to missing exam result data. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2023, concluded that the school remains Good, but it did not provide fresh breakdowns for quality of education, behaviour, personal development, or early years provision. The previous graded inspection in March 2013 rated both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, with early years provision also scoring a 2 (Good). Without current Progress 8 or KS2 SATs figures, it is not possible to compare the school's academic performance against the LA average of 62 for KS2. Parents should note that the school's most recent graded inspection is now over a decade old, and while the ungraded visit confirmed no decline, it did not offer the same depth of evidence as a full graded inspection would.

The school offers a range of facilities that support a broad primary experience, including a library, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, ICT suite, forest school, and a sensory room. Clubs such as drama, choir, chess, coding, and book club suggest an emphasis on enrichment beyond the core curriculum. With a school capacity of 105, St Peter's is a small primary, which may appeal to families seeking a close-knit, Church of England environment. The headteacher, Jamie Bearman, leads a mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. Given its Good rating and village location, this school is likely to suit families who value a faith-based education in a rural setting and who are comfortable with a school that has not been subject to a full graded inspection in recent years.

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