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.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
3 Feb 2023Latest monitoring visit (3 Feb 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 9 Sept 2013. 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
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:40
After-school care
15:10-18:00
Source: warleyprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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