St Helen's Catholic Junior School Catchment Area
St Helen's Catholic Junior School is an academy converter primary school in Brentwood, Essex , serving pupils aged 7-11, with 363 pupils, and a capacity of 338 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
7-11
Age range
363
Pupils
338
Capacity
107%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
St Helen's Catholic Junior School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Junior School?
The catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Junior 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 Junior 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 Junior School: at or above its 338 place limit
St Helen's Catholic Junior School has a published admission number of 338 places. 363 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 107%. The school is at or above its published limit of 338 places. Essex allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 11% 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 Junior School: School Information
- Full address
- Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BY
- Local authority
- Essex
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 7-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 11% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 136977
Other Primary Schools in Brentwood
If St Helen's Catholic Junior School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Brentwood are the next closest alternatives.
Long Ridings Primary School Catchment Area
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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
Community school · CM13 2TU
Warley Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · CM14 5LF
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · CM13 3NU
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Essex
St Helen's Catholic Junior 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 Junior 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 Junior School
What is the catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Junior School? ▾
The catchment area for St Helen's Catholic Junior 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 Junior School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, St Helen's Catholic Junior School currently has 363 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 338 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for St Helen's Catholic Junior School? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Junior 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 Junior School cover? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Brentwood, Essex, serving pupils aged 7-11. 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 Junior School? ▾
St Helen's Catholic Junior School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.