Primary school in Chelmsford, Essex
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield
Church Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8UQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 31 January 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- Places
- 105
- How full
- Nearly full — 100 of 105 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 52 / 48
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 018F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 63%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jamie Bearman
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
- Constituency
- Maldon
- URN
- 151511
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galleywood Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 2.2 mi |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 78% | 2.3 mi |
| Stock Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 70% | 2.5 mi |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 2.6 mi |
| Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2022 | 77% | 3 mi |
| Mildmay Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 3.1 mi |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 41% | 3.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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