Doddinghurst CofE Junior School is a junior school

Junior school

A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....

 located in Doddinghurst

Doddinghurst

Doddinghurst is a village and civil parish in south Essex. It is 3 miles to the north of Brentwood.-History:The village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Doddenhenc, an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "the wood of Dudda or of his people"...

, a village near Brentwood

Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....

 in Essex

Essex

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, a county

County

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 of England

England

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. It is located towards the north-western edge of the village, adjacent to Doddinghurst Infants School and closely linked in terms of governance, shared facilities (most notably the Junior School's sizeable playing fields and wood) and pupils transferring from the infant school to the junior school as they progress through the system of Education in England

Education in England

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The school took over the duties of the former school in the relatively small Priests House opposite, adjacent to All Saints Church.