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Becket Keys Church of England Free School

11–19Ages
1,152Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138239URN

Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.5 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

763 applications for 176 places · 7th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.5of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

10th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

4.3applications per place, Year 7

1.5 above Essex median (2.8) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

763 applications · 176 places offered · 274 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.3; Essex median median 2.8
2025 4.2; Essex median median 2.7
2024 4.2; Essex median median 2.8
2023 4.8; Essex median median 2.7
2022 4.5; Essex median median 2.7
2021 5.2; Essex median median 2.6
2020 4.6; Essex median median 2.8
2019 4.9; Essex median median 2.7
2018 3.8; Essex median median 2.6
2017 4.2; Essex median median 2.7
2016 4.4; Essex median median 2.6
2015 5.2; Essex median median 2.5
2014 4.6; Essex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 of 13 years.

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	176	763	4.3	274	1.56
Sep 2025	176	733	4.2	247	1.40
Sep 2024	178	747	4.2	269	1.51
Sep 2023	177	842	4.8	291	1.64
Sep 2022	177	801	4.5	240	1.36
Sep 2021	149	771	5.2	247	1.66
Sep 2020	169	783	4.6	256	1.51
Sep 2019	148	729	4.9	230	1.55
Sep 2018	172	658	3.8	206	1.20
Sep 2017	175	732	4.2	202	1.15
Sep 2016	147	643	4.4	185	1.26
Sep 2015	145	756	5.2	215	1.48
Sep 2014	146	668	4.6	223	1.53

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.510th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths64%11th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths82%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	55.5	64%	82%	–
2024/25	159	56.0	69%	84%	–
2023/24	160	54.4	63%	78%	+0.42
2022/23	161	56.7	67%	85%	+0.48

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

Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 63.2Attainment 8
Brentwood County High School
1.3 km · Essex

2026

3.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Shenfield High School
2.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

4.3applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
St Martin's School Brentwood
3.0 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Drapers' Academy
4.7 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Redden Court School
6.6 km · Havering

Outstanding2022

5.9applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
The Campion School
7.0 km · Havering

2026

3.1applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
Hall Mead School
7.5 km · Havering

Outstanding2023

5.2applications per place 51.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138239 · 881/4005
Trust: Russell Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,152 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Address: Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources