Community school · Essex

Warley Primary School

4–11Ages
426Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115042URN

Chindits Lane, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

154 applications for 60 places · 131st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 July 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

154 applications · 60 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.5; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.4; Essex median median 2.5
2018 5.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 4.8; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 4.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	154	2.6	43	0.72
Sep 2025	58	167	2.9	63	1.09
Sep 2024	59	179	3.0	66	1.12
Sep 2023	60	174	2.9	72	1.20
Sep 2022	59	160	2.7	49	0.83
Sep 2021	60	148	2.5	42	0.70
Sep 2020	60	135	2.3	37	0.62
Sep 2019	60	143	2.4	36	0.60
Sep 2018	28	145	5.2	39	1.39
Sep 2017	29	139	4.8	45	1.55
Sep 2016	30	111	3.7	29	0.97
Sep 2015	28	130	4.6	49	1.75
Sep 2014	30	106	3.5	22	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 87% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	3%	106	107
2023/24	60%	0%	104	104
2022/23	61%	5%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Warley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holly Trees Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
2.4 km · Essex

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
2.7 km · Essex

Good2024

2.8applications per place
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
2.8 km · Essex

2025

3.8applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115042 · 881/2919
Capacity: 420 pupils · 426 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chindits Lane, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5LF
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources