St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood, Brentwood

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs accurately."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders' promotion of pupils' personal development is a strength."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders analyse attendance information carefully."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders' curriculum sets out the knowledge and vocabulary that pupils should learn in each subject."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years gives children a positive start to school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have successfully led the amalgamation of the infant and junior schools."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently identify and address misconceptions when they arise, in line with leaders' intentions, and provide pupils with meaningful guidance on how to improve their work in some subjects"; "Leaders should continue to review the effectiveness of their strategies to improve attendance and continue to reduce persistent absence".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, multi-sports and cross-country.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:00am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 75 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood are St Helen's Catholic Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 87% maths); St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School (0.2 miles, Good); Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 93% maths); and Hogarth Primary School (0.8 miles, 74% reading, 81% maths).

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

The nearest railway station is Brentwood Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highland Ave (e-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood issued 6 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood are Becket Keys Church of England Free School (0.1 miles), Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (0.6 miles), Brentwood County High School (0.7 miles) and Shenfield High School (1.4 miles).