Larchwood Primary School

State-Funded School

larchwood-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Brentwood and OngarConstituency

CM15 9NGPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Larchwood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 420 pupils. Larchwood Primary School is part of DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

420

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 420
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
11 May 2017	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.