Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, CM7 3NR
1,058 pupils · 93% of 1,142 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 9 November 2022, published 18 December 2022. 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 | 45.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.4% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.12 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 227 | 483 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 204 | 270 | 513 | 204 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 206 | 239 | 440 | 206 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 213 | 231 | 446 | 213 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 209 | 209 | 401 | 209 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 216 | 229 | 444 | 216 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 200 | 193 | 343 | 199 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 185 | 180 | 345 | 185 |
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
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Tabor Academy 2.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Lift New Rickstones 7.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Honywood School 7.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lift Maltings 9.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 9.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.