Larchwood Primary School is a primary school located in Brentwood. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Larchwood Gardens, Brentwood

School Information

Address: Larchwood Gardens, Brentwood, CM15 9NG
Website: www.larchwoodprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01277372450
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Bowsher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140828

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 387
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.5
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.7
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larchwood Primary School
Larchwood Gardens , Pilgrims Hatch CM15 9NG 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Infant School
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BY 		4out of 4 1,417 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BY 		3out of 4 1,457 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Junior School, Brentwood
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BX 		3out of 4 1,698 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9BX 		4out of 4 1,698 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9DA 		4out of 4 1,499 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Queen's Road , CM14 4EX 		3out of 4 2,493 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Brentwood County High School
Seven Arches Road , CM14 4JF 		2out of 4 2,827 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Shenfield High School
Alexander Lane , Shenfield CM15 8RY 		3out of 4 3,223 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove House School
Sawyers Hall Lane , CM15 9DA 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Brentwood School
Middleton Hall Lane , CM15 8EE 		- not rated 2,361 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Hogarth Avenue , CM15 8BE 		3out of 4 3,220 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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