Shenfield High School
Alexander Lane, Brentwood, CM15 8RY
1,528 pupils · 102% of 1,499 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 234 | 189 | 1,001 | 234 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 232 | 234 | 1,038 | 232 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 236 | 214 | 1,103 | 236 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 234 | 288 | 1,182 | 234 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 237 | 279 | 1,137 | 237 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 247 | 249 | 1,065 | 247 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 242 | 1,071 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 235 | 284 | 1,096 | 235 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Martin's School Brentwood 2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Brentwood County High School 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 2.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Anglo European School 5.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Billericay School 6.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.