Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8UQ
10 reasons to choose St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield
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St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chelmsford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to The Sandon School at the end of Year 6.
The St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately and co-ordinated by half-termly topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a biennial residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school club to 4.15pm.
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