Warley Primary School

About Warley Primary School

Warley Primary School, a state primary in Brentwood, Essex, currently holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2013. The school’s most recent ungraded inspection in February 2023 confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, Warley sits at 60%. This is just below the Essex local authority average of 62% for the 2023/24 academic year. The school’s ranking within Brentwood places it 12th out of 18 primary schools on this measure, putting it in the bottom half of the local authority. In the wider East of England region, it ranks 818th out of 1,612 schools, and nationally it sits at 7,645th out of 13,686, placing it in the bottom 50% of all primary schools.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, Warley’s results show a mixed picture. In maths, the average scaled score is 104, with 74% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 23% reaching the higher standard. Reading also averages a score of 104, with 67% at the expected level and 23% at the higher level. Writing sees 70% of pupils achieving the expected standard, though no pupils reached the higher standard in this subject. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Compared with its previous Ofsted inspection in 2010, when the school was rated Requires Improvement, the trajectory has been positive, with the Good rating now held for over a decade. The school has no sixth form or nursery provision, and serves children from age 4 to 11.

Warley Primary School is a mixed, non-religious school with a capacity of 420 pupils and a current roll of 390, meaning it is not yet full. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 167 applications for 58 places, with 52 first-preference offers made from 63 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.88. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, art studios, music rooms, a gymnasium, playing fields and a Forest School. Sports on offer include swimming, cross country, gymnastics, netball, football and cricket, while clubs cover drama, choir, chess, coding, gardening and science. SEND provisions are in place for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This school will suit families who value a Good-rated primary with strong facilities and a wide extracurricular offer, and who are comfortable with academic outcomes that are slightly below the local average.

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