Brentwood School
Other independent school · Mixed · Essex
Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 8EE
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,853
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
2,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Michael Bond
- Address
- Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 8EE
- Phone
- 01277243243
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Brentwood South · Brentwood and Ongar
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115429
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
1,853 pupils · 2,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.80 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.40 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.26 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 134 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 185 | 41% | 88% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 43% | 89% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 54 | 59% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 49 | 41% | 86% | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 47 | 62% | 87% | 94% | |
| Drama | 42 | 31% | 76% | 88% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 37 | 57% | 95% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 41% | 84% | 88% | |
| Chinese | 21 | 38% | 67% | 81% | |
| Music | 16 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 16 | 38% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 14 | 71% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 58 | 17% | 50% | 86% | |
| Mathematics | 57 | 19% | 46% | 82% | |
| Psychology | 36 | 14% | 47% | 83% | |
| Business Studies | 33 | 9% | 58% | 82% | |
| Biology | 32 | 9% | 22% | 50% | |
| History | 28 | 0% | 29% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 19% | 52% | 85% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 21% | 47% | 74% | |
| Physics | 16 | 6% | 44% | 69% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 11 | 18% | 45% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 40% | 90% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 10 | 30% | 50% | 80% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10630: Brentwood School, Essex
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.