Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9DA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Canon Andy Scott-Evans
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Sponsor
- Russell Education Trust
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152
- URN
- 138239
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277286600
About this school
Becket Keys Church of England Free School is a Church of England secondary academy in Brentwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,152 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 161 | 160 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.7 | 54.4 | 56.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.26 to +0.70 | +0.42 +0.19 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 62.5% | 68.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 77.5% | 83.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 85.6% | 87.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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 Becket Keys Church of England Free 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 | 56.7 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.4 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,053 |
| 2023/24 | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 1,140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Becket Keys Church of England Free School compares
Becket Keys Church of England Free School ranked 10th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56 | 5% | 10.9% | 1,152 | — |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | 61 | 5.2% | 12% | 991 | 0.6 miles |
| Brentwood County High School | 43.2 | 7.9% | 25.4% | 1,097 | 0.8 miles |
| Shenfield High School | 45.3 | 9% | 19.1% | 1,528 | 1.4 miles |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | 45.9 | 7.1% | 13.4% | 1,794 | 1.9 miles |
| Drapers' Academy | 38.8 | 10.6% | 44.5% | 1,196 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.9%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 10.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
-
Brentwood County High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
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Shenfield High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
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St Martin's School Brentwood1.9 miles
Secondary · Brentwood
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Drapers' Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Brentwood
Becket Keys Church of England Free School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Brentwood.
- Brentwood County High School Secondary
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Secondary
- Shenfield High School Secondary
- St Martin's School Brentwood Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Becket Keys Church of England Free School teach?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Brentwood.
- Who is the head teacher of Becket Keys Church of England Free School?
- The head teacher of Becket Keys Church of England Free School is Canon Andy Scott-Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Becket Keys Church of England Free School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Becket Keys Church of England Free School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Becket Keys Church of England Free School?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School has 1,152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Becket Keys Church of England Free School full?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,152 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Becket Keys Church of England Free School a faith school?
- Yes. Becket Keys Church of England Free School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Is Becket Keys Church of England Free School a selective school?
- No. Becket Keys Church of England Free School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Becket Keys Church of England Free School?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School is part of RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Becket Keys Church of England Free School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.7 in 2022/23 and 56 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Becket Keys Church of England Free School rank locally?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School ranked 10th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Becket Keys Church of England Free School's absence rate?
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Becket Keys Church of England Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Becket Keys Church of England Free 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 1 July 2026.