Doddinghurst Infant School
Church Lane, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Fagg
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 114969
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277822721
About this school
Doddinghurst Infant School is a community primary school in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 177 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Doddinghurst Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Doddinghurst Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 10.1% | 177 | — |
| Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School | 53% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 223 | 0.1 miles |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 21% | 147 | 1.2 miles |
| Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4% | 7.9% | 202 | 1.7 miles |
| Blackmore Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 13.3% | 166 | 2.1 miles |
| Larchwood Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 20.1% | 420 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.13%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 15.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Blackmore Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ingatestone
-
Larchwood Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Brentwood
Other schools in Brentwood
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
- Long Ridings Primary School Primary
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Doddinghurst Infant School teach?
- Doddinghurst Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Doddinghurst Infant School?
- The headteacher of Doddinghurst Infant School is Mrs Emma Fagg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Doddinghurst Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Doddinghurst Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Doddinghurst Infant School?
- Doddinghurst Infant School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Doddinghurst Infant School full?
- Doddinghurst Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 177 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Doddinghurst Infant School a faith school?
- No. Doddinghurst Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Doddinghurst Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Doddinghurst Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Doddinghurst Infant School's absence rate?
- Doddinghurst Infant School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Doddinghurst Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Doddinghurst Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.