Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 5–11MixedChurch of England
Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 9AL
Headteacher · Mrs Elizabeth Bundy
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Key facts
Pupils420Capacity 420
OfstedOutstandingInspected 7 March 2023
TrustMid Essex Anglican Academy Trust
Free school meals1%
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded inspection on 7 March 2023.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Essex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in EssexApplications for September 2026
59 of the 86 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered59
Applications210
First choice86
First-choice offers59
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood0.7 mi
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School0.7 mi
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School0.7 mi
- Long Ridings Primary School0.9 mi
- Hogarth Primary School0.9 mi