Academy converter · Essex

St Helen's Catholic Junior School

7–11Ages
344Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
136977URN

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

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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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 did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%56th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth35%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	78%	27%	108	108
2023/24	84%	21%	108	107
2022/23	74%	18%	108	107

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 Helen's Catholic Junior SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
0.3 km · Essex

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

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

Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Holly Trees Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Long Ridings Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Warley Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136977 · 881/5253
Trust: St Helen's Catholic Junior School Academy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 338 pupils · 344 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: St Helen's Catholic Junior School (URN 115293)
Address: Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BY
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources