Brentwood County High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 145474
- Address
- Seven Arches Road, CM14 4JF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1109 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 62.2%
African 11.5%
Other White 8.2%
Mixed 7.1%
Indian 3%
Other Black 1.8%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 162 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 161 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 165 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Brentwood County High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 128
- From another Local Authority
- 154
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 86
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 115 109 |
| Year 8 | 183 89 94 |
| Year 9 | 125 62 63 |
| Year 10 | 145 80 65 |
| Year 11 | 164 95 69 |
| Year 12 | 136 66 70 |
| Year 13 | 132 66 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 60.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 20.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 2.2% |