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

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Brentwood, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139763. [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 420
- Council: Brentwood
- URN: 139763

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 93% of pupils at Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
38% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 38% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Brentwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brentwood-school-e115429): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-brentwood-e115179): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Helen's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-junior-school-e136977): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-infant-and-nursery-school-e115307): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024
- [Shenfield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shenfield-high-school-e137877): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Becket Keys Church of England Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/becket-keys-church-of-england-free-school-e138239): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139763)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139763)

## How to cite

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