Great Bentley Primary School

State-Funded School

great-bentley-primary-school-essex-east-of-england-149967

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ClactonConstituency

CO7 8LDPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Great Bentley Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 258 pupils. Great Bentley Primary School is part of PENROSE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

258

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 258
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: PENROSE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.