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Faith schools in Brentwood

All 10 faith schools in Brentwood.

10 schools in Brentwood

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  1. Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Brentwood, CM15 9AL · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Brentwood faith schools average, low absence.

    86 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school93%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    420
    View school Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
  2. Becket Keys Church of England Free School

    Brentwood, CM15 9DA · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Brentwood faith schools average.

    274 first choices, 176 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Brentwood faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    1,152
    View school Becket Keys Church of England Free School
  3. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School

    Brentwood, CM14 4EX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Brentwood faith schools average.

    134 first choices, 175 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Brentwood faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    991
    View school Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
  4. Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Brentwood, CM15 9SE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results below the Brentwood faith schools average.

    32 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    202
    View school Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School
  5. St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood

    Brentwood, CM15 9BX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Brentwood faith schools average, high absence.

    36 first choices, 75 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    510
    View school St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood
  6. St Helen's Catholic Junior School

    Brentwood, CM15 9BY · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Brentwood faith schools average.

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    344
    View school St Helen's Catholic Junior School
  7. St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

    Hutton, CM13 1BJ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Brentwood faith schools average.

    22 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    205
    View school St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
  8. Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School

    Brentwood, CM13 1JW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Brentwood faith schools average.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school72%

    Brentwood faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    200
    View school Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School
  9. Brentwood School

    Brentwood, CM15 8EE · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well below the Brentwood faith schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3

    Brentwood faith schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Brentwood faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    1,853
    View school Brentwood School
The big picture

How Brentwood's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Brentwood 78%England 62%St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood: 69%Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School: 72%Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 73%St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School: 77%St Helen's Catholic Junior School: 78%Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School: 93%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Brentwood

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Brentwood average 4.4%Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School: 3%St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School: 3.6%St Helen's Catholic Junior School: 4%Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 4%St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School: 4.2%Becket Keys Church of England Free School: 5%Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School: 5.2%Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School: 5.2%St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood: 5.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Brentwood

Ofsted grades in Brentwood

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 5 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Brentwood

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    10 of the 10 faith schools in Brentwood have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Brentwood, explained

There are 10 faith schools in Brentwood, teaching 6,050 children. 3 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

77.5% of pupils in Brentwood faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 69% to 93%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

10.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,710 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Brentwood?
There are 10 faith schools in Brentwood, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Brentwood?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Brentwood on Eduscope are Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School, Becket Keys Church of England Free School and Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Brentwood?
Brentwood has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 4 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Brentwood ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Brentwood faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Brentwood is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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