Alec Hunter Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Essex
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, CM7 3NR
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,058
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,142 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
202 of 270 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
513
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 270 | 202 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 132 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 73 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 38 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 513 | 204 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Trevor Lawn
- Address
- Stubbs Lane, Braintree, CM7 3NR
- Phone
- 01376321813
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green · Braintree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139402
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
1,058 pupils · 1,142 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,086 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 45.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 208 | — |
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.
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 | 207 | 19% | 58% | 73% | |
| English Language | 206 | 16% | 47% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 12% | 54% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 2% | 35% | 61% | |
| Geography | 113 | 8% | 42% | 57% | |
| History | 92 | 29% | 66% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 18% | 60% | 86% | |
| French | 54 | 19% | 61% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 53 | 9% | 32% | 55% | |
| German | 47 | 15% | 34% | 64% | |
| Physical Education | 45 | 13% | 62% | 82% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 11% | 46% | 65% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.