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EnglandEast of EnglandBrentwoodCM15 9BYSt Helen's Catholic Junior School
Primary

St Helen's Catholic Junior School

Primary

Brentwood · Brentwood · CM15 9BY www.st-helens-jun.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
363
cap. 338
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
363
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
363
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Helen's Catholic Junior School · Primary · Essex

Finance£6383 spend / pupil£6645 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
-6pp
84%79%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
27%
+6pp
27%23%18%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
35%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
52%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
363
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BY
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%27%88%47%87%35%87%40%97%87%108.0108.0110.012%363
2023/2484%21%93%41%92%28%89%39%95%90%108.0107.0110.011%364
2022/2374%18%82%43%84%25%87%41%95%79%108.0107.0108.0+0.40+0.60+1.009%354
2018/1982%18%83%34%96%45%92%37%100%88%106.0107.0108.0-2.10+0.80-1.7010%361
2017/1879%18%90%39%96%37%88%36%100%90%108.0107.0109.0-0.50+0.10-1.0011%363
2016/1771%15%85%43%93%37%77%32%100%84%107.0106.0108.0-1.00+0.70-2.308%364

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536324.512%14%13%4%9%
2023/2436423.811%15%14%4%8%
2022/2335422.49%14%10%4%6%
2021/2235023.37%13%10%4%6%
2020/2136526.89%10%10%
2018/1936126.010%6%7%3%3%
2017/1836326.711%7%6%3%4%
2016/1736424.38%6%7%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.