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Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School

Primary · Chelmsford · CM3 2JX

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

236 pupils · 98% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hatfieldpeverelstandrews.co.uk
URN
115102

In figures

At its inspection on 11 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

55 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
84%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
25%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school84%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Essex average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Waingroves Primary SchoolRipley · 121 miles awayGood61%
Livingstone Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 164 miles awayExpected standard79%
Morley Meadow Primary SchoolPlymouth · 226 miles awayStrong standard70%
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolLewes · 67 miles awayGood67%
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and NurseryPlymouth · 226 miles awayRequires improvement27%
Fatfield AcademyWashington · 232 miles awayGood74%
Homefield VC CofE Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 72 miles awayGood55%
Rodbourne Cheney Primary SchoolSwindon · 104 miles awayOutstanding80%
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior SchoolWhitstable · 34 miles awayOutstanding73%
Willowbrook Primary SchoolBrentwood · 15 miles awayGood63%
Bedlington West End Primary SchoolBedlington · 249 miles awayGood57%
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolAccrington · 186 miles awayGood78%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,289; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,053
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 8% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £24,394; in-year balance +£16,191

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.9%62.3%
Social housing15.2%17.1%
Privately rented5.9%20.5%
Detached houses50.8%22.9%
Flats2.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021395 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£460,000172 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£365,000–£581,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (92)£575,000
Semi-detached (59)£375,000
Terraced (12)£320,000
Flat (9)£210,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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