Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Braintree, Essex
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in Braintree, Essex for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Silver St, Wethersfield, Wethersfield Primary School, Braintree, CM7 4BP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small rural school.”
- “They are happy and like learning.”
- “Pupils follow the school’s values of respect, trust and love, which are threaded throughout each day.”
To improve
- “In these areas, teachers have not had all the training that they need.”
- “Consequently, teachers are not adapting their teaching as well as they could to ensure pupils are able to achieve as well in these subjects as they do elsewhere in the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 88% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 2 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 2 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Great Bardfield Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shalford Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield 4.3 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham 4.4 mi Not judged
- Bocking Primary School 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Gosfield Community Primary School 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Great Sampford Community Primary School 4.8 mi Good