St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Catchment Area
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is a voluntary aided primary school in Brentwood, Essex , serving pupils aged 3-7, with 187 pupils, and a capacity of 206 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-7
Age range
187
Pupils
206
Capacity
91%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2024
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School?
The catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is the geographic zone Essex uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is managed by Essex and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Essex before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Essex catchment area documents →St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School: 206 places, 91% filled: nearing capacity
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School has a published admission number of 206 places. 187 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 91%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 206, Essex's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Brentwood.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Essex publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Essex Council school admissions (official) →
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School: School Information
- Full address
- Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BY
- Local authority
- Essex
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-7 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 115307
Other Primary Schools in Brentwood
If St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Brentwood are the next closest alternatives.
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West Horndon Primary School Catchment Area
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Doddinghurst Infant School Catchment Area
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Willowbrook Primary School Catchment Area
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Warley Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · CM14 5LF
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Catchment Area
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Essex
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Essex. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Basildon
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Hutton
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Braintree
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Maldon
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School
What is the catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School? ▾
The catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is the geographic zone Essex uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School oversubscribed? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is operating close to its capacity of 206 places (91% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Essex before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School cover? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Brentwood, Essex, serving pupils aged 3-7. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.