St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
About St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in South Weald is clearly a school in high demand. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 226 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 77. Of those, 100 were first-preference applications, and every single place went to a first-preference family. That level of competition is a strong signal of local reputation. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 5 to 11, with a Church of England religious character, and is led by headteacher Iain Gunn. It currently has 455 pupils on roll, well above its official capacity of 352, and just 2. 2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure far below the national average.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
29 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted, 18 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:45
Source: stpeterssouthweald.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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