Larchwood Primary School
Larchwood Gardens, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Bowsher
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Discovery Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 140828
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277372450
About this school
Larchwood Primary School is a primary academy in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Larchwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 11% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 68% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 65% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Larchwood Primary 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 | 66% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Larchwood Primary School compares
Larchwood Primary School ranked 191st of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 20.1% | 420 | — |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School | — | 3.6% | 10.2% | 173 | 0.8 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Junior School | 78% | 4% | 13% | 344 | 0.8 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | 69% | 5.7% | 22.8% | 510 | 1.0 miles |
| Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4% | 7.9% | 202 | 1.3 miles |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | 93% | 3% | 1.7% | 420 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.05%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 12.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Brentwood
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St Helen's Catholic Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood1.0 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Brentwood
Other schools in Brentwood
Larchwood Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary 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
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Larchwood Primary School teach?
- Larchwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Larchwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Larchwood Primary School is Mr Stephen Bowsher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Larchwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Larchwood Primary 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 many pupils are at Larchwood Primary School?
- Larchwood Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Larchwood Primary School full?
- Larchwood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Larchwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Larchwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Larchwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Larchwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Larchwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Larchwood Primary School is part of DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Larchwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Larchwood Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Larchwood Primary School ranked 191st of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Larchwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Larchwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Larchwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Larchwood 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 1 July 2026.