Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Brentwood, Essex
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 4–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Ashwells Road, Bentley, Brentwood, CM15 9SE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents and carers are proud of this nurturing school.”
- “Pupils are happy when they arrive at school each day.”
- “Staff provide a warm, friendly welcome to pupils, which contributes to regular attendance and helps pupils to feel settled and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “For a few pupils with SEND, their progress through the curriculum is slower because their next steps in learning are sometimes not identified precisely.”
- “However, some staff do not consistently check pupils' understanding as carefully as they could.”
- “This reduces opportunities to identify pupils' misconceptions, address errors and deepen their understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Larchwood Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 1.7 mi Good
- Doddinghurst Infant School 1.7 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 2.1 mi Good
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood 2.3 mi School remains Good