St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
Voluntary aided school in Brentwood, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 454 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 352 |
| Free school meals | 3.50% |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Wigley Bush Lane, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5QN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stpeterssouthweald.org |
| Telephone | 01277215577 |
| URN | 115164 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 12 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 November 2023, published 18 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holly Trees Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Larchwood Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Warley Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
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