Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School
Church Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Black
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 115102
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245380131
About this school
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School is a Church of England foundation primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 45 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 67% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 78% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School compares
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School ranked 29th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.8% | 20% | 236 | — |
| Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.9% | 8.2% | 215 | 0.0 miles |
| Chipping Hill Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 421 | 1.5 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 70% | 2.9% | 23.7% | 201 | 1.8 miles |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior School | 51% | 7.2% | 27.5% | 356 | 1.9 miles |
| Howbridge Infant School | — | 5.6% | 26.2% | 265 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 15.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Chipping Hill Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Howbridge Church of England Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Witham
-
Howbridge Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Witham
Other schools in Chelmsford
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School ranks 3rd of the 46 ranked primary schools in Chelmsford.
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
- Broomfield Primary School Primary
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primary
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Norton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Elmwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School teach?
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School is Mrs Rebecca Black, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School?
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School full?
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Does Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School rank locally?
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School ranked 29th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School's absence rate?
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.