Shenfield High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Brentwood, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Shenfield High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Shenfield High School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 189 first-choice applications for 234 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 17th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, 186 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of 9 schools (this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex), 40% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, the 2nd lowest.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level above 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
- Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8RY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,528 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school is a welcoming place for pupils.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are supportive of one another.”
- “They are well prepared for the next stage in their education or careers through an extensive programme of advice and guidance.”
To improve
- “While this is the case, some pupils do not produce work to the standard they are capable of in order to share what they have learned effectively.”
- “This is because some teachers do not always have high enough expectations.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not show what they have learned and therefore, do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 189 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 186 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.
- St Martin's School Brentwood 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brentwood County High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Anglo European School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Billericay School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayflower High School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published