The Bromfords School

State-Funded School

the-bromfords-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Rayleigh and WickfordConstituency

SS12 0LZPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,181 pupils. The Bromfords School is part of Compass Education Trust Ltd.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,181

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,181
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Compass Education Trust Ltd

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
21 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.