Academy converter · Essex

Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School

4–11Ages
147Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149969URN

School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 0DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

53 applications for 15 places · 29th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School, URN 114945

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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Essex median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

53 applications · 15 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 3.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (URN 114945), 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	15	53	3.5	19	1.27
Sep 2025	18	34	1.9	16	0.89
Sep 2024	19	44	2.3	16	0.84
Sep 2023 *	21	57	2.7	18	0.86
Sep 2022 *	23	55	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2021 *	23	50	2.2	18	0.78
Sep 2020 *	24	60	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2019 *	27	60	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2018 *	28	61	2.2	26	0.93
Sep 2017 *	21	70	3.3	20	0.95
Sep 2016 *	26	68	2.6	23	0.88
Sep 2015 *	22	52	2.4	21	0.95
Sep 2014 *	20	50	2.5	18	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 85% · Maths 75% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	60%	0%	101	102
2023/24	54%	8%	104	101
2022/23	57%	7%	103	102

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

Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
1.8 km · Essex

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Doddinghurst Infant School
1.9 km · Essex

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

2026

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Larchwood Primary School
3.8 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chipping Ongar Primary School
4.2 km · Essex

Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Blackmore Primary School
4.3 km · Essex

2026

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
High Ongar Primary School
4.8 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
4.9 km · Essex

Good2024

2.8applications per place

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149969 · 881/2680
Trust: Discovery Educational Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (URN 114945)
Address: School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 0DH
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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