St Martin's School BrentwoodShenfield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brentwood.
Summary of the comparison
St Martin's School Brentwood and Shenfield High School are secondary schools in Brentwood.
St Martin's School Brentwood scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shenfield High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Martin's School Brentwood is ahead on our composite score.
St Martin's School Brentwood was judged the expected standard and Shenfield High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.9 for St Martin's School Brentwood and 42.4 for Shenfield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Martin's School Brentwood (51.7 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Shenfield High School (49.6 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrentwoodSt Martin's School Brentwood | BrentwoodShenfield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 44th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,794 | 1,528 | |
| Capacity | 1,805 | 1,499 | |
| Location | Brentwood, CM13 2HG | Brentwood, CM15 8RY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.9 Stronger figure | 42.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.6% Stronger figure | 35.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.4% Stronger figure | 54.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 280 | 234 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 137 | 117 | |
| A-level average points | 34.0 | 37.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.5 | 36.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.7% Stronger figure | 6.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,711 | 1,524 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.3% | 19.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.7% | 4.3% | |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 14.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 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.
St Martin's School Brentwood
Shenfield High School
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