Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

Shenfield St Mary’s Church of England Primary School is performing at an outstanding level, showcasing exceptional quality across all assessed areas including education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. This is the first inspection since the school’s conversion to an academy, and it has maintained the high standards previously set by its predecessor. The school environment allows every pupil to excel, instilling confidence and a sense of responsibility in its students, while leaders actively foster a supportive and inclusive atmosphere.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all areas.
• Strong and caring staff support that helps pupils overcome learning barriers.
• Rigorous phonics lessons leading to strong reading skills.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• A rich curriculum with diverse opportunities for discovery and performance.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School received £5,840 and spent £5,389 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £419,000 (£998 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust, income was £6,314 and spending £6,134 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Brentwood · Essex local authority: places and applications

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School is part of Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Mountnessing Church of England Primary School Brentwood
• Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brentwood
• Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School Ingatestone
• Ingatestone Infant School Ingatestone

What is Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School have?

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School cover?

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School?

Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School is at Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9AL.