Hogarth Primary School

Hogarth Primary School is a caring, inclusive school where pupils feel happy and safe and behave well. It joined Discovery Educational Trust in September 2023, and this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic; having previously been graded requires improvement, it has made clear progress. Leaders have built an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with effective trust support, reading is a clear priority, early years provision is strong, and pupils with SEND are well supported so that many achieve well from their starting points. Personal development is a standout feature, with an exceptional programme and wide range of opportunities. Leadership is effective, staff feel valued and supported, attendance systems are robust and improving, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main areas for improvement are that some subjects are still at an early stage of implementation, so activities do not always help pupils deepen their knowledge, and gaps in some pupils' handwriting and spelling are not addressed well enough, which limits their writing accuracy and clarity. The school should strengthen teachers' subject expertise and staff expertise in handwriting and spelling so that all pupils achieve as well as they can.

Strengths

• Caring and supportive culture helps pupils feel happy, safe and able to share concerns.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum, supported effectively by the trust.
• Strong inclusive provision for pupils with SEND, including prompt identification and thoughtful lesson adaptation.
• Well-structured early reading programme with accurate delivery and effective targeted support.
• Engaging early years curriculum that builds curiosity, independence and secure routines.
• Pupils behave well, concentrate in lessons and disruption is rare.
• Robust attendance monitoring is beginning to improve overall attendance.
• Exceptional personal development programme with excellent wider opportunities.
• Wide range of pupil leadership roles builds confidence and responsibility.
• Effective trust support for leadership development and staff well-being.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are at an early stage of implementation, limiting opportunities for pupils to deepen their knowledge.
• Activities in some subjects do not always help pupils secure the important knowledge they need.
• Gaps in some pupils' foundational handwriting and spelling are not addressed effectively enough.
• Some pupils' writing accuracy and clarity are limited as a result, so they do not achieve as well as they could.
• Teachers need stronger subject expertise so that all subjects are taught consistently effectively.
• Staff need stronger expertise to help pupils improve handwriting and spelling.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hogarth Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.3% of pupils at Hogarth Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hogarth Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.4% of pupils at Hogarth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hogarth Primary School received £7,917 and spent £8,220 for each of its 227 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £285,000 (£1,254 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Discovery Educational Trust, income was £7,921 and spending £7,999 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Brentwood · Essex local authority: places and applications

Hogarth Primary School is part of Discovery Educational Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• St Martin's School Brentwood Brentwood
• Larchwood Primary School Brentwood
• Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Brentwood
• Chase High School Westcliff-On-Sea

What is Hogarth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hogarth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Hogarth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hogarth Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Hogarth Primary School have?

Hogarth Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hogarth Primary School cover?

Hogarth Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hogarth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hogarth Primary School?

Hogarth Primary School is at Riseway, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8BG.