Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
St Helen's Catholic Infant School
This school
St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Partner infant school
St Helen's Catholic Infant School
Reception to Year 2 · next door from St Helen's Catholic Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Helen's Catholic Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 19 September 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 78% | 63% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 27% | 10% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 87% | 74% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 52% | 30% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 110 | 105 | 105 |
St Helen's Catholic Junior School's catchment area comes from its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, which decide who is offered a place when more children apply than there are places. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance from home or a catchment boundary, and the school's admissions policy says which it uses. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. Living nearby does not guarantee a place, and how far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Helen's Catholic Junior School is in Essex council's area. Check its admissions booklet for how far away places went in recent years. For a Year 3 place, apply through the council where you live by 15 January in your child's Year 2. Its partner infant school is St Helen's Catholic Infant School. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Helen's Catholic Infant School.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
96%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
56 responses up to 2 September 2024 · 15% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
95% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
95% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
95% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
33% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
95% agreeSt Helen's Catholic Junior School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 3 July 2013. Ofsted inspected it again on 19 September 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Helen's Catholic Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Roman Catholic school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
St Helen's Catholic Junior School's catchment area comes from its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, which decide who is offered a place when more children apply than there are places. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance from home or a catchment boundary, and the school's admissions policy says which it uses. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. Living nearby does not guarantee a place, and how far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Helen's Catholic Junior School had 363 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 368. It is a mixed school.