Academy sponsor led · Essex

Larchwood Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140828URN

Larchwood Gardens, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

143 applications for 60 places · 164th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

2 July 2024
Graded inspection: Good
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

143 applications · 60 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 3.1; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.3; Essex median median 2.8
2015 0.9; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Larchwood Primary School (URN 131649), the previous school.

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	143	2.4	48	0.80
Sep 2025	55	124	2.3	45	0.82
Sep 2024	59	181	3.1	78	1.32
Sep 2023	60	199	3.3	88	1.47
Sep 2022	60	138	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2021	60	183	3.1	74	1.23
Sep 2020	60	177	3.0	71	1.18
Sep 2019	60	172	2.9	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	166	2.8	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	120	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2016	58	77	1.3	29	0.50
Sep 2015	60	53	0.9	18	0.30
Sep 2014 *	30	36	1.2	12	0.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%190th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	15%	106	106
2023/24	58%	11%	104	104
2022/23	66%	12%	105	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

Larchwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2024

2.8applications per place
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
1.6 km · Essex

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

2026

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald
2.2 km · Essex

2025

3.8applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
Holly Trees Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140828 · 881/2105
Trust: Discovery Educational Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Larchwood Primary School (URN 131649)
Address: Larchwood Gardens, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9NG
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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