St Martin's School Brentwood
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Brentwood, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Martin's School Brentwood is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Martin's School Brentwood catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 289 first-choice applications for 316 offers: 257 offers went to first-choice families, and 32 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- The Year 7 2026 figure was 0.9 first choices per offer, the 37th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools, and 59 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2HG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,794 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very positive about their school.”
- “They talk confidently about their great experiences at St Martin’s.”
- “The culture is very supportive.”
To improve
- “However, there is sometimes inconsistency in how effectively teachers plan activities that support all pupils to excel.”
- “On occasion, some pupils are not given sufficient opportunities to meet the intended ambition of the curriculum.”
- “However, the weakest readers do not always receive sufficiently timely support to develop the skills they need to quickly become fluent readers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 289 first-preference applications, 316 offers in total, 257 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Shenfield High School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brentwood County High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Billericay School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayflower High School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Anglo European School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published