# St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood is a primary school in Brentwood, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 510 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E115179. [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 510
- Council: Brentwood
- URN: 115179

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 69% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
18% 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 | 69% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Becket Keys Church of England Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/becket-keys-church-of-england-free-school-e138239): 200 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Grove House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-house-school-e141945): 240 m. Special. School remains Good, December 2023
- [St Helen's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-junior-school-e136977): 260 m. 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): 300 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024
- [Brentwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brentwood-school-e115429): 610 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brentwood-ursuline-convent-high-school-e138834): 970 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 63.2 (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/115179)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115179)

## How to cite

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