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Schools in Brentwood

  • 31State-funded schools
  • 23Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Essex for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
3.7
0.9 above Essex median (2.8)
Median school in Brentwood
New Ofsted report cards
5of 31 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Essex-wide
83%
Essex admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 5 schools of 31 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (4)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 20 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding1
  • Good19
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 5 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education14––
Behaviour and attitudes14––
Personal development23––
Leadership and management23––

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 1.

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Secondary schools in Brentwood

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Becket Keys Church of England Free School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 4.3 applications per place 55.5 10%
Shenfield High School Remains Good2024 4.3 applications per place 42.4 20%
Anglo European School Good2024 3.8 applications per place 58.6 10%
St Martin's School Brentwood Graded · no overall grade2024 3.7 applications per place 49.9 14%
Brentwood County High School 2026 3.0 applications per place 46.7 21%
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Faith Good2023 2.9 applications per place 63.2 10%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Brentwood

23 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 4.6 applications per place 81% 16%
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Faith 2025 3.8 applications per place 98% 4%
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 3.6 applications per place 93% 1%
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 60% 18%
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 3.4 applications per place 73% 5%
Holly Trees Primary School Remains Good2023 3.3 applications per place 65% 24%
Willowbrook Primary School Remains Good2024 3.3 applications per place 63% 21%
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.2 applications per place 77% 8%
Hogarth Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.0 applications per place 65% 23%
Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.0 applications per place 72% 15%
Blackmore Primary School 2026 3.0 applications per place 55% 11%
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Faith Good2024 2.8 applications per place – 9%
Warley Primary School Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 67% 12%
Long Ridings Primary School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 77% 10%
Larchwood Primary School Good2024 2.4 applications per place 66% 19%
Doddinghurst Infant School Good2022 2.1 applications per place – 11%
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 72% 10%
Ingatestone Infant School Good2023 2.0 applications per place – 2%
West Horndon Primary School Good2022 1.8 applications per place 50% 9%
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 69% 24%
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Faith Good2023 no data 53% 20%
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School Faith Not yet inspected no data 71% 6%
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Faith Remains Good2023 no data 78% 11%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

2 schools