St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Brentwood, Essex
St Helen's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 344 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Helen’s Junior love their school.”
- “Its inclusive, welcoming ethos ensures that pupils are settled and happy.”
- “Pupils are kind to each other.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum does not lay out clearly enough the specific knowledge that pupils are expected to learn, or how this should progress over time.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils’ learning does not build in enough depth, and pupils do not remember what they are taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 0.0 mi Good
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Larchwood Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Hogarth Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Holly Trees Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Long Ridings Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Warley Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good