Brentwood School
Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 8EE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Bond
- Religious ethos
- Church of England/Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,853
- URN
- 115429
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277243243
About this school
Brentwood School is a Christian independent school in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,853 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brentwood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Brentwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 177 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 48.2 | 30.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 89% | 91% | 78.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 99.4% | 92.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brentwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,946 |
| 2023/24 | 1,919 |
| 2024/25 | 1,878 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 209
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Brentwood
-
Grove House School0.5 miles
Free Schools · Brentwood
-
Ursuline Preparatory School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Woodlands School Hutton Manor2.5 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
-
Woodlands School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Brentwood
Other schools in Brentwood
- Ursuline Preparatory School Independent schools
- Woodlands School Independent schools
- Woodlands School Hutton Manor Independent schools
- Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School Primary
- Doddinghurst Infant School Primary
- Hogarth Primary School Primary
- Holly Trees Primary School Primary
- Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School Primary
- Larchwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brentwood School teach?
- Brentwood School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Brentwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentwood School?
- The headteacher of Brentwood School is Mr Michael Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brentwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brentwood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Brentwood School?
- Brentwood School has 1,853 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Brentwood School full?
- Brentwood School has capacity for 2,000 pupils and 1,853 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brentwood School a faith school?
- Yes. Brentwood School is designated Christian.
- How have Brentwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.6 in 2022/23 and 30.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brentwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.