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Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ashwells Road, Bentley, Brentwood, CM15 9SE

This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).

It was replaced by Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Primary
School type
Voluntary aided school
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Putt
Diocese
Diocese of Chelmsford
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Capacity
210
Pupils on roll
209
URN
115151
Local authority
Essex

About this school

Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Brentwood. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 209 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 30
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 60%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 7%
Expected standard in reading 70%
Expected standard in maths 70%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 73%
Average scaled score in reading 104.0
Average scaled score in maths 103.0
Reading progress -2.00
Writing progress +1.20
Maths progress -1.90

How Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares

Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2022/23.

School KS2 RWM (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 4.9% 9.6% 209
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School 73% 4% 7.9% 202 0.0 miles
Larchwood Primary School 66% 5.2% 20.1% 420 1.3 miles
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 60% 6.6% 21% 147 1.3 miles
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 53% 6.3% 16.8% 223 1.7 miles
Doddinghurst Infant School 6% 10.1% 177 1.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
9.6%
English as an additional language
3.8%
Overall absence
4.9%
Persistent absence
6.6%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Brentwood

Common questions

What ages does Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Brentwood.
Has Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
What are Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Bentley St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 12 September 2023.