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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brentwood County High School | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Shenfield High School | St Martin's School Brentwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Brentwood County High School | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Shenfield High School | St Martin's School Brentwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Brentwood, CM14 4JF | Brentwood, CM14 4EX | Brentwood, CM15 8RY | Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Girls | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Good | School remains Good | Not judged |
| Attainment 8differs | 41.1 | 62.7 | 43.2 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.0 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 43% | 81% | 38% | 54% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 61% | 94% | 60% | 74% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 20% | 49% | 7% | 41% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 7.9% | 5.3% | 10.5% | 7.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 21.5% | 11.5% | 36.4% | 19.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.7% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.0% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.64 (Often has places) | 0.82 (Often has places) | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 0.88 (Often has places) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 112 | 139 | 214 | 246 |
| Places offereddiffers | 205 | 175 | 236 | 291 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,097 | 991 | 1,528 | 1,794 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,097 / 1,405 (78%) | 991 / 1,047 (95%) | 1,528 / 1,499 (102%) | 1,794 / 1,805 (99%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 21% | 10% | 19.7% | 14.2% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Stephen Bonnar | Dr Richard Wilkin | Miss Clare Costello | Mr Jamie Foster |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Brentwood | — | — |
| Constituency | Brentwood and Ongar | Brentwood and Ongar | Brentwood and Ongar | Brentwood and Ongar |
| Sponsordiffers | Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust | — | — | Discovery Educational Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: BRENTWOOD URSULINE CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL | Academy trust: SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL | Academy trust: DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST | BRENTWOOD URSULINE CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL | SHENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL | DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | — | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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