Education in Brentwood
DistrictThe south of the East of England. 80,104 people in 153 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Brentwood, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Brentwood had 34 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyBrentwood had 34 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Brentwood. The map shows each one.
Schools in Brentwood
Brentwood has 34 open schools: 23 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special and 3 independent.
- Outstanding
- 1
- Good
- 9
- Requires improvement
- 0
- Inadequate
- 0
10 of the 30 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2022 and July 2024.
5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Brentwood
1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School (March 2023).
Primary (23)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 202 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met KS2 standard |
| Blackmore Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 166 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met KS2 standard |
| Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 223 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| Doddinghurst Infant School | Community school | 4 to 7 | 177 | Good (overall), November 2022 | |
| Hogarth Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 211 | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 65% met KS2 standard |
| Holly Trees Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 417 | School remains Good, May 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 200 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 189 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 71% met KS2 standard |
| Ingatestone Infant School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 127 | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | |
| Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 210 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 72% met KS2 standard |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 147 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 60% met KS2 standard |
| Larchwood Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 420 | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met KS2 standard |
| Long Ridings Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 392 | School remains Good, May 2024 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 191 | School remains Good, September 2022 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 420 | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | 93% met KS2 standard |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 7 | 173 | Good (overall), March 2024 | |
| St Helen's Catholic Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 344 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 205 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 77% met KS2 standard |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 454 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 98% met KS2 standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 510 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met KS2 standard |
| Warley Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 426 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| West Horndon Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 180 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| Willowbrook Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
Secondary (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo European School | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,533 | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8: 58.6 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Free schools | 11 to 19 | 1,152 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 55.5 |
| Brentwood County High School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,097 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 46.7 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 991 | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8: 63.2 |
| Shenfield High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,528 | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8: 42.4 |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,794 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 49.9 |
Special (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavour Co-Operative Academy | Academy special converter | 4 to 19 | 170 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Grove House School | Free schools special | 8 to 19 | 132 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
Independent (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood School | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 1,853 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 161 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Other independent school | 0 to 11 | 143 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.