Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
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Passmores Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,199of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 234
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 15 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Passmores School and Technology College (URN 115218, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Passmores Academy has no sixth form. Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 21% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.
As an 11–16 school, Passmores Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Essex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Passmores Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 234 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 18% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Passmores Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.79 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.2 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.4 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 226 | 97% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 53% |
| English Language | 224 | 96% | 89% | 4% | 20% | 48% |
| English Literature | 223 | 95% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 47% |
| Combined Science | 178 | 76% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 38% |
| History | 82 | 35% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 41% |
| Citizenship Studies | 77 | 33% | 3% | 8% | 19% | 52% |
| Computer Science | 75 | 32% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 48% |
| Geography | 61 | 26% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 33% |
| 3D Design | 57 | 24% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 16% |
| Psychology | 44 | 19% | 3% | 16% | 22% | 68% |
| Spanish | 41 | 18% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 51% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 13% | 9% | 7% | 28% | 40% |
| Biology | 29 | 12% | 23% | 21% | 45% | 79% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 12% | 23% | 32% | 47% | 93% |
| Physics | 28 | 12% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 89% |
| Music | 26 | 11% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 69% |
| French | 21 | 9% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 52% |
| Photography | 15 | 6% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 53% |
| Textiles | 14 | 6% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| Drama | 10 | 4% | 7% | 10% | 27% | 60% |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 0% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 62 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 51 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 33 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 22 | — | — |
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Brentwood County High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.