The Parent Power guide suggests that top-performing primaries are increasingly those that combine strong academic results with holistic support for pupils’ wellbeing, enrichment activities and a broad curriculum.
Flavio Vettese honoured for outstanding service to Catholic Education
Flavio Vettese, Director of Education for the Diocese of Brentwood, has been awarded a Diocesan Medal in recognition of his outstanding service to the Diocese of East Anglia and particularly for his significant contribution to Catholic education over the past decade.
All Saints’ Calvin Walker-Hall wins pastoral care award
Calvin Walker-Hall, from All Saints Catholic School, has been named the winner of the 2025 Pastoral Development of the Year Award, presented by the National Association for Pastoral Care in Education (NAPCE).
New Hall School gains Royal College of Organists accreditation
New Hall is the first Catholic independent school in the United Kingdom to receive this prestigious recognition.
Headteachers come together to ‘reset, reflect and renew’
More than 70 headteachers from across the Diocese of Brentwood came together at an October conference to hear from inspiring speakers, to network and to share challenges and insights.
Upminster school cited as Catholic Union’s ‘School of the Week’
Sacred Heart of Mary School gained attention from the Catholic Union after a Year 13 pupil, Isabel Hegarty, won first prize in this year’s St Mary’s, Twickenham Theology Essay Competition.
Papal recognition for Trinity Head
Dr Paul Doherty has been Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford for 40 years.
Like running, cycling or walking? Support bccs through ‘Relay 100’
The Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society is looking to raise funds to support its vital work with children and families across the Diocese through this summer community event. Please help if you can.
Bishops urge Catholics to ‘renew the face of the earth’ in pastoral letter for Pentecost
The Bishops’ Pastoral Letter for Pentecost says: “We cannot leave the healing of our common home and the wellbeing and care of our brothers and sisters merely to a response from industry and governments. We all have a part to play, each and every one of us, in the routines, choices and decisions of our everyday lives and our aspirations for the future.”
SJP students and staff ‘Walk for Water’
The school raised more than £2,000 for CAFOD during Lent.