Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Brentwood · CM15 9SE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 202 pupils, 5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Ashwells Road, Bentley, Brentwood, CM15 9SE – View on map
Phone: 01277372295
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Putt
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 32 families put it first for 28 places – 11 for every 10 places. 69% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2024 8 · 2025 12 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

202 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 5.0%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Brentwood average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 1.2% a year (Brentwood 14%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card May 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 73% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Brentwood average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 71% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 87% · Maths 77% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBrentwood averageEngland↗ Improving Up 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Brentwood average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: 7th of 20 junior and primary schools in the area

=5Long Ridings Primary School77%
=5St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School77%
#7Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School73%
=8Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School72%
=8Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School72%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald98%
#2Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School93%
#3Mountnessing Church of England Primary School81%
#4St Helen's Catholic Junior School78%
=5Long Ridings Primary School77%
=5St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School77%
#7Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School73%
=8Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School72%
=8Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School72%
#10Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School71%
#11St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood69%
#12Warley Primary School67%
#13Larchwood Primary School66%
=14Hogarth Primary School65%
=14Holly Trees Primary School65%
#16Willowbrook Primary School63%
#17Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School60%
#18Blackmore Primary School55%
#19Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School53%
#20West Horndon Primary School50%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,527 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

8th of 17 primary schools in Brentwood for spending per pupil

#6Holly Trees Primary School£6,573
#7Blackmore Primary School£6,538
#8Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,527
#9Warley Primary School£6,348
#10Larchwood Primary School£6,124

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School£8,401
#2Hogarth Primary School£7,877
#3West Horndon Primary School£7,715
#4Willowbrook Primary School£7,101
#5Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School£7,091
#6Holly Trees Primary School£6,573
#7Blackmore Primary School£6,538
#8Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,527
#9Warley Primary School£6,348
#10Larchwood Primary School£6,124
#11St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood£6,031
#12St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald£5,769
#13Long Ridings Primary School£5,733
#14St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School£5,609
#15Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,537
#16Mountnessing Church of England Primary School£5,429
#17Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,057

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