St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Brentwood · CM15 9BY · Essex
Ages 3–7
- Absence3.3%
- FSM9.2%
- Demand1.08
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 136977
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Academy converter · Brentwood · CM15 9BY
Ages 7–11 · 344 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
84%
Overall absence
4.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-11-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.8%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 3.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 374
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill102%
344 pupils · 338 places
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- Boys / girls
- 181 / 163
- School capacity
- 338
- Capacity fill
- 344 / 338 (102%)
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- FSM pupils
- 36
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST HELEN'S CATHOLIC JUNIOR SCHOOL ACADEMY
- Academy trust
- ST HELEN'S CATHOLIC JUNIOR SCHOOL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr L Daley
Location
- Address
- Sawyers Hall Lane
- Postcode
- CM15 9BY
- Town
- Brentwood
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Brentwood
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 7–11, in Brentwood, Essex, 344 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 10.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Brentwood.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Brentwood · CM15 9BX · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM23.7%
- Demand0.72
0.2 miles away
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Brentwood · CM15 9AL · Essex
Ages 5–11
- KS292%
- Absence3.2%
- FSM1.0%
- Demand1.43
0.7 miles away
Larchwood Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Brentwood · CM15 9NG · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM19.0%
- Demand1.32
0.8 miles away
Hogarth Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Brentwood · CM15 8BG · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM22.7%
- Demand0.76
1.0 miles away
Holly Trees Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Brentwood · CM14 5RY · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM24.2%
- Demand1.18
1.4 miles away
Long Ridings Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Brentwood · CM13 1DU · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM9.9%
- Demand0.81
1.5 miles away
Warley Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Brentwood · CM14 5LF · Essex
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM11.7%
- Demand1.12
1.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr L Daley
- Telephone
- 01277213962