Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · 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 →Becket Keys Church of England Free School is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Becket Keys Church of England Free 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| 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
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths: 69% got grade 5 or above (England 45%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- There were 274 first-choice applications for 176 offers for Year 7 in 2026; 166 offers went to first-choice families, while 108 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 78 of the 763 applications in all for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Essex, and 1 offer went to them.
- 9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
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
- Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9DA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Becket Keys is a school where pupils flourish academically, socially, and spiritually.”
- “Strong relationships with staff, and excellent pastoral support, mean that pupils feel valued and well looked after.”
- “New pupils settle in quickly, welcomed warmly by their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (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) | 69% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56 | 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: 274 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 166 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.
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brentwood County High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shenfield High School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's School Brentwood 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anglo European School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Billericay School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayflower High School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published