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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,001 applications · 234 places offered · 189 named it first
- 2026 4.3; Essex median median 2.8
- 2025 4.5; Essex median median 2.7
- 2024 4.7; Essex median median 2.8
- 2023 5.1; Essex median median 2.7
- 2022 4.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2021 4.3; Essex median median 2.6
- 2020 4.5; Essex median median 2.8
- 2019 4.7; Essex median median 2.7
- 2018 4.4; Essex median median 2.6
- 2017 4.3; Essex median median 2.7
- 2016 4.2; Essex median median 2.6
- 2015 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
- 2014 4.2; Essex median median 2.6
- This school
- Essex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 234 | 1,001 | 4.3 | 189 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2025 | 232 | 1,038 | 4.5 | 234 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 236 | 1,103 | 4.7 | 214 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 | 234 | 1,182 | 5.1 | 288 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 237 | 1,137 | 4.8 | 279 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 247 | 1,065 | 4.3 | 249 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 238 | 1,071 | 4.5 | 242 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 235 | 1,096 | 4.7 | 284 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 | 238 | 1,051 | 4.4 | 232 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 223 | 966 | 4.3 | 214 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 189 | 796 | 4.2 | 147 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 178 | 669 | 3.8 | 84 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2014 | 154 | 653 | 4.2 | 70 | 0.45 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 234 | 42.4 | 36% | 54% | – |
| 2024/25 | 233 | 45.3 | 40% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 237 | 43.2 | 38% | 60% | −0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 242 | 45.9 | 38% | 66% | −0.25 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Shenfield High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20244.3applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20243.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20254.3applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Essex20263.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · EssexGood20232.9applications per place 63.2Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · EssexGood20243.8applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · EssexRemains Good20243.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · Essex20253.2applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · HaveringGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137877 · 881/5467
- Trust
- Shenfield High School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,499 pupils · 1,528 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2012
- Replaced
- Shenfield High School (URN 115383)
- Address
- Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources