Larchwood Primary School
Larchwood Gardens, Brentwood, CM15 9NG
420 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 8 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 48 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 45 | 124 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 78 | 181 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 88 | 199 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 56 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 74 | 183 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 71 | 177 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 73 | 172 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 2.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.