Becket Keys Church of England Free School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Brentwood and OngarConstituency

CM15 9DAPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Becket Keys Church of England Free School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 1,152 pupils. Becket Keys Church of England Free School is part of Russell Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.37

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,152

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,152
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Russell Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
16 Jun 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.