Voluntary aided school · Essex

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood

4–11Ages
510Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115179URN

Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

128 applications for 75 places · 297th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 22 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Essex median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

128 applications · 75 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 2.9; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.9; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.9; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School (URN 115184), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	75	128	1.7	36	0.48
Sep 2025	61	134	2.2	39	0.64
Sep 2024	52	147	2.8	31	0.60
Sep 2023 *	75	174	2.3	48	0.64
Sep 2022 *	56	160	2.9	50	0.89
Sep 2021 *	64	186	2.9	46	0.72
Sep 2020 *	75	212	2.8	57	0.76
Sep 2019 *	69	213	3.1	47	0.68
Sep 2018 *	71	222	3.1	57	0.80
Sep 2017 *	75	295	3.9	80	1.07
Sep 2016 *	75	281	3.8	89	1.19
Sep 2015 *	74	286	3.9	80	1.08
Sep 2014 *	75	281	3.8	81	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%157th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	18%	108	106
2023/24	65%	16%	106	106
2022/23	72%	17%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, BrentwoodThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
0.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
0.3 km · Essex

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Larchwood Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Holly Trees Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Warley Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Long Ridings Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115179 · 881/3592
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 535 pupils · 510 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Infant School (URN 115184)
Address: Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BX
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources