Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolBrentwood County High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brentwood.
Summary of the comparison
Becket Keys Church of England Free School and Brentwood County High School are secondary schools in Brentwood.
Becket Keys Church of England Free School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Brentwood County High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Becket Keys Church of England Free School is ahead on our composite score.
Becket Keys Church of England Free School was judged exceptional and Brentwood County High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Becket Keys Church of England Free School and 43.2 for Brentwood County High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Becket Keys Church of England Free School (56.4 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Brentwood County High School (46.4 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrentwoodBecket Keys Church of England Free School | BrentwoodBrentwood County High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 53rd of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,140 | 1,103 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,405 | |
| Location | Brentwood, CM15 9DA | Brentwood, CM14 4JF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 43.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.6% Stronger figure | 42.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.6% Stronger figure | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.4% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.37 Stronger figure | 3.87 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 146 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 141 | 101 | |
| A-level average points | 36.1 Stronger figure | 27.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.8 Stronger figure | 28.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.8% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,140 | 1,103 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.9% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.7% | 11.9% | |
| SEN support | 10.3% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood County High School
Full profiles: Becket Keys Church of England Free School · Brentwood County High School