Schools by area › Essex › St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided
Sawyers Hall Lane, St. Helens Rc Infant School, Brentwood CM15 9BY · st-helens-inf.essex.sch.uk · 01277 215626
On the mapSearch near CM15 9BY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.31 mi
- 0.50 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 173
- 84% of 206 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.31 mi (499 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.31 mi0.50 km | |
Ofsted
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 31
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied