Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School
School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 0DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Townsend
- Sponsor
- Discovery Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 149969
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277372341
About this school
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School is a primary academy in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kelvedon Hatch Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Kelvedon Hatch Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School compares
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School ranked 250th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.6% | 21% | 147 | — |
| Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School | 53% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 223 | 1.1 miles |
| Doddinghurst Infant School | — | 6% | 10.1% | 177 | 1.2 miles |
| Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4% | 7.9% | 202 | 1.3 miles |
| Larchwood Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 20.1% | 420 | 2.3 miles |
| Chipping Ongar Primary School | 64% | 5.5% | 11.7% | 208 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.99%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 20.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Brentwood
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Doddinghurst Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Larchwood Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Chipping Ongar Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ongar
Other schools in Brentwood
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School ranks 15th 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
- 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
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School teach?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School is Miss Victoria Townsend, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kelvedon Hatch Community 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 Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School full?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 147 on roll (70%), so it has space against 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 Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community 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 does Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School ranked 250th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kelvedon Hatch Community 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 10 July 2026.