Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 138834
- Address
- Queen's Road, CM14 4EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1013 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.2%
- Girls
- 98.8%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.6%
White British 34.9%
African 33.1%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 6.4%
Indian 4.5%
Other 3.1%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other Black 2.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 77%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.47
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Dance | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| French | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 180
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 76
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 8 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 9 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 10 | 167 0 167 |
| Year 11 | 167 0 167 |
| Year 12 | 64 2 62 |
| Year 13 | 92 10 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 2.4% |