Schools in Brentwood

About schools in Brentwood

Most of the 30 schools listed in Brentwood are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

70%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 19 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

49.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Primary schools19

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Doddinghurst Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Hogarth Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Holly Trees Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Larchwood Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Long Ridings Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Mountnessing Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  93%

  expected standard
• St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 7

• St Helen's Catholic Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  98%

  expected standard
• St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Warley Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• West Horndon Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Willowbrook Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Becket Keys Church of England Free School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

  56.0

  Attainment 8
• Brentwood County High School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  43.2

  Attainment 8
• Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  61.0

  Attainment 8
• Shenfield High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  45.3

  Attainment 8
• St Martin's School Brentwood

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  45.9

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Endeavour Co-Operative Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 19

• Grove House School

  Free schools special · Ages 8 to 19

Independent schools4

• Brentwood School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19

• Ursuline Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Woodlands School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Woodlands School Hutton Manor

  Other independent school · Ages 0 to 11

Common questions about schools in Brentwood

How many schools are in Brentwood?

OfferDay lists 30 schools in Brentwood, including 19 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Brentwood?

Every school in Brentwood is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Brentwood?

OfferDay ranks schools in Brentwood where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.