Academy converter · Essex

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139763URN

Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 9AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.2 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

210 applications for 59 places · 28th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Essex median (2.4) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

210 applications · 59 places offered · 86 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.2; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

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	59	210	3.6	86	1.46
Sep 2025	60	184	3.1	73	1.22
Sep 2024	60	179	3.0	86	1.43
Sep 2023	60	164	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2022	60	170	2.8	70	1.17
Sep 2021	60	169	2.8	74	1.23
Sep 2020	59	173	2.9	69	1.17
Sep 2019	59	195	3.3	74	1.25
Sep 2018	60	177	3.0	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	163	2.7	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	176	2.9	50	0.83
Sep 2015	60	179	3.0	77	1.28
Sep 2014	56	180	3.2	69	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 97% · Maths 93% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%6th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth48%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	93%	38%	112	111
2023/24	92%	33%	111	111
2022/23	88%	30%	111	111

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

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
1.1 km · Essex

2026

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

Remains Good2023

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Long Ridings Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hogarth Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Primary School
2.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Larchwood Primary School
2.2 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139763 · 881/3452
Trust: Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 1.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Shenfield (URN 115161)
Address: Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 9AL
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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