Brentwood County High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · 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, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Brentwood County High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Brentwood County 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 120 first-choice applications for 205 offers, or 0.6 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 43% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Seven Arches Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,097 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Belonging is a defining feature of school life.”
- “Pupils describe a community where differences are respected and where, ‘It is ok to be different.”
- “Relationships between staff, pupils and families are warm, supportive and built on mutual respect.”
To improve
- “While many pupils write well, some are still developing confidence and accuracy in spelling and handwriting.”
- “Leaders are aware that this needs to be replicated to support pupils' writing.”
- “Current actions are improving this support, though variability in assessment and checking for understanding in some subjects can still limit how effectively adaptations are implemented.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2026 (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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.2 | 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: 120 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 120 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 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's School Brentwood 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shenfield High School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Billericay School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anglo European School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Mayflower High School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Hornsby School 5.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published