Doddinghurst Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Brentwood, Essex
Doddinghurst Infant School is a primary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0NJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “There is a kind word and a friendly smile for everyone at this happy village school.”
- “Pupils are eager to play and learn together.”
- “Pupils say that adults stop any unkindness straight away.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders’ curriculum thinking is less well developed.”
- “Teachers are less clear about how to develop pupils’ knowledge over time.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils develop misconceptions and do not achieve as well as they do in the rest of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 73 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackmore Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Larchwood Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 2.6 mi Good
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School 2.6 mi School remains Good