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
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Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Larchwood Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Brentwood
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Doddinghurst Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Brentwood
Other schools in Brentwood
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
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.