Brentwood County High School

State-Funded School

brentwood-county-high-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Brentwood and OngarConstituency

CM14 4JFPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Brentwood County High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,097 pupils. Brentwood County High School is part of OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 8 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.87

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,097

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,097
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Jun 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.