Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolBrentwood Ursuline Convent 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 Ursuline Convent High School are secondary schools in Brentwood.
Becket Keys Church of England Free School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is ahead on our composite score.
Becket Keys Church of England Free School was judged exceptional and Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Becket Keys Church of England Free School and 61.0 for Brentwood Ursuline Convent 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 Ursuline Convent High School (63.2 in 2021-22, 61.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrentwoodBecket Keys Church of England Free School | BrentwoodBrentwood Ursuline Convent High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 80 in Essex | 6th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,140 | 1,013 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,047 | |
| Location | Brentwood, CM15 9DA | Brentwood, CM14 4EX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 | 61.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.6% | 77.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.6% | 92.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.4% Stronger figure | 42.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.37 | 5.48 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 167 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 141 | 91 | |
| A-level average points | 36.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.8 | 36.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.8% | 14.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,140 | 1,013 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.9% | 12.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.3% | 5.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 0.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 13.2% | 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 Ursuline Convent High School
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