Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 991 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (BUCHS) benefit from very high expectations of what they can achieve.”
- “They learn a coherent and meticulously planned curriculum.”
- “Pupils develop strong levels of self-motivation in their learning.”
To improve
- “While still effective, this is slightly less well planned in the sixth form.”
- “That said, leaders do not ensure that all pupils get one-to-one advice from a careers professional.”
- “In the sixth form, not all students get the help they need to have meaningful experience of the world of work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2023 (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) | 78% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61 | 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: 134 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 116 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Essex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Brentwood County High School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's School Brentwood 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shenfield High School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Billericay School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo European School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Mayflower High School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published