Brentwood County High School
Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JF
1,097 pupils · 78% of 1,405 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. 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 | 43.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50% |
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 — 0.59 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 120 | 620 | 190 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 125 | 599 | 190 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 205 | 112 | 611 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 229 | 115 | 569 | 196 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 156 | 96 | 505 | 133 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 121 | 55 | 400 | 99 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 132 | 68 | 414 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 137 | 59 | 396 | 114 |
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
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Martin's School Brentwood 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Shenfield High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Drapers' Academy 4.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Redden Court School 6.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · 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.