Shenfield High SchoolThe Ongar Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Shenfield High School and The Ongar Academy are secondary schools.
Shenfield High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Ongar Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shenfield High School is ahead on our composite score.
Shenfield High School was judged Good and The Ongar Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for Shenfield High School and 40.0 for The Ongar Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Shenfield High School (49.6 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Ongar Academy (49.0 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrentwoodShenfield High School | OngarThe Ongar Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 44th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 63rd of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,528 | 467 | |
| Capacity | 1,499 | 800 | |
| Location | Brentwood, CM15 8RY | Ongar, CM5 0AN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 Stronger figure | 40.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.5% Stronger figure | 30.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.3% Stronger figure | 44.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 234 | 94 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 117 2024-25 | 29 2022-23 | |
| A-level average points | 37.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0 | 20.7 2022-23 · England 34.2 | |
| A-level average grade | B- 2024-25 | D 2022-23 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.6 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.8 | 20.8 2022-23 · England 34.7 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.7% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5% | 3.8% 2022-23 · England 15.8% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,524 | 511 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.1% | 30.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.3% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 10.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% Stronger figure | 34.2% | 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.
Shenfield High School
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