St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield
Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8UQ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Bearman
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 115202
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chelmsford. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 96 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 76% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 65% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 71% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield 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 | 71% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 96 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield | — | — | — | 100 | 0.0 miles |
| Galleywood Infant School | — | 4.7% | 21.6% | 143 | 2.2 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 78% | 4% | 22.5% | 231 | 2.3 miles |
| Stock Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 12.4% | 202 | 2.5 miles |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | 109 | 2.6 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)
- 4.17%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 10.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Galleywood Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Stock Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
-
East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other 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 St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield teach?
- St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Has St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield 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 big is St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield?
- St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield had 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield'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 8 July 2025.