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Hogarth Primary School

Primary · Brentwood · CM15 8BG

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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 1 July 2025

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At a glance

211 pupils · 50% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
23.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hogarthprimary.co.uk
URN
149968

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.87 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 1 July 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 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Essex average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Barley Close Community Primary SchoolBristol · 121 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding68%
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen · 186 miles awayGood50%
St Thomas Primary SchoolExeter · 178 miles awayGood43%
Homerswood Primary and Nursery SchoolWelwyn Garden City · 26 miles awayGood62%
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenBeckenham · 21 miles awayOutstanding97%
St Clement's CofE PrimaryWorcester · 116 miles awayGood60%
Lowther Primary SchoolLondon · 26 miles awayGood79%
Merrow Junior SchoolGuildford · 45 miles awayExpected standard62%
Springside Primary SchoolBury · 176 miles awayGood66%
Bridlewood Primary SchoolSwindon · 91 miles awayExpected standard60%
Ridgefield Primary SchoolCambridge · 40 miles awayGood80%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 59% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 15% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Black African 5% (Essex 4%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 4% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Essex 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Essex 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 0%, England 1%) · 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)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

18.50 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
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.5 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 £53,707; 25% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,877
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £254,000; in-year balance -£1,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64.2%62.3%
Social housing24.3%17.1%
Privately rented11.4%20.5%
Detached houses23.5%22.9%
Flats26.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van17.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021435 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£481,000242 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£345,000–£815,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (69)£1,000,000
Semi-detached (55)£605,000
Terraced (40)£400,000
Flat (78)£270,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

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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