Shenfield High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Alexander Lane, Brentwood, CM15 8RY
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
24.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,528
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,499 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
200 of 234 families who put it first got an offer
232
Places offered
1038
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 234 | 200 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 288 | 24 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 223 | 6 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 293 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1038 | 232 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 107 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clare Costello
- Address
- Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8RY
- Phone
- 01277219131
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Shenfield · Brentwood and Ongar
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137877
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
1,528 pupils · 1,499 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,223 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.55 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 36.97 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 117 | — |
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 | 233 | 14% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Language | 233 | 13% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 232 | 15% | 57% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 4% | 24% | 44% | |
| History | 126 | 20% | 41% | 54% | |
| Biology | 90 | 24% | 66% | 89% | |
| Physics | 90 | 29% | 66% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 90 | 20% | 50% | 78% | |
| Business | 72 | 31% | 68% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 65 | 37% | 71% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 62 | 35% | 66% | 74% | |
| Geography | 61 | 11% | 31% | 52% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 36 | 3% | 17% | 69% | |
| Sociology | 30 | 3% | 50% | 93% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 30 | 0% | 10% | 50% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 26% | 78% | |
| Mathematics | 22 | 0% | 27% | 41% | |
| Psychology | 20 | 10% | 30% | 80% | |
| Law | 19 | 32% | 42% | 63% | |
| Biology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 39% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 6% | 11% | 50% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 18 | 6% | 11% | 61% | |
| History | 15 | 13% | 13% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 0% | 7% | 40% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10631: Shenfield High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 38% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 40% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.