Doddinghurst Infant School
Community primary school in Brentwood (Essex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Doddinghurst Infant School we aspire to create a nurturing environment where every child feels safe, valued, empowered, and inspired to reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a lifelong love of learning through play, exploration, and meaningful connections.
Our goal is to support the development of independent, confident and compassionate children who will thrive both academically and emotionally in an ever-changing world. S elf-belief, H appiness, I ndependence, N urture and E xcellence our children SHINE ! 'In lessons, pupils rise to the high expectations of their teachers. They listen carefully and settle quickly to tasks.
Across the school, pupils develop independence and resilience.' Ofsted 2022
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Rugby
- Forest School
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114969
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Paula Crozier | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew MacCalman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Natalie Peters | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria Maynard | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hazel Boutel | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Driver | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Eleana Clark | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kris Sharman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachel Wagstaff | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tara Callaghan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katie Pond Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record