Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
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Anglo European School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,533of 1,338 places
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 235
- Ofsted
- Good, 12 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Anglo European School (URN 115358, until 1 December 2011).
What the data says
Of the 219 pupils who finished Year 11 at Anglo European School in 2023, 63% stayed on in Anglo European School’s own sixth form (Essex average 37%), 27% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 154 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 61% went to university (Essex 35%, England 37%), and 28% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.6 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 57% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 | Anglo European School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 219 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Anglo European School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 154 | 13,240 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 61% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 28% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Anglo European School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.6 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 65% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 10% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 48.2 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.4 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 59% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 235 | 100% | 89% | 29% | 20% | 83% |
| Mathematics | 234 | 100% | 88% | 24% | 22% | 84% |
| English Literature | 230 | 98% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 176 | 75% | 65% | 18% | 9% | 77% |
| Spanish | 133 | 57% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 71% |
| Business Studies | 119 | 51% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 79% |
| Citizenship Studies | 109 | 46% | 3% | 27% | 19% | 88% |
| French | 98 | 42% | 18% | 32% | 29% | 76% |
| History | 98 | 42% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 82% |
| Geography | 79 | 34% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 78% |
| German | 76 | 32% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 84% |
| Drama | 61 | 26% | 7% | 16% | 27% | 87% |
| Biology | 59 | 25% | 23% | 56% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 59 | 25% | 23% | 53% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 25% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 55 | 23% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 82% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 48 | 20% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 58% |
| Fine Art | 44 | 19% | 9% | 45% | 28% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 16% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 61% |
| 3D Design | 35 | 15% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 34% |
| Chinese | 35 | 15% | 1% | 60% | 75% | 94% |
| Japanese | 27 | 11% | 0% | 11% | 53% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 10% | 31% | 43% | 32% | 83% |
| Italian | 22 | 9% | 0% | 55% | 53% | 95% |
| Textiles | 15 | 6% | 2% | 40% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 9% | 33% | 64% |
| Russian | 10 | 4% | 0% | 80% | 87% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Anglo European School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 302 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 122 | 6,944 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.56 | 34.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 38 | 31% | 13% |
| Sociology | 30 | 25% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 24% | 13% |
| Psychology | 27 | 22% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 24 | 20% | 31% |
| Economics | 21 | 17% | 13% |
| Biology | 21 | 17% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 17 | 14% | 17% |
| Politics | 17 | 14% | 6% |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 11% |
| Physics | 15 | 12% | 12% |
| Geography | 14 | 11% | 10% |
| Spanish | 13 | 11% | 2% |
| French | 11 | 9% | 1% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 8% | 2% |
| Drama | 9 | 7% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 7% | 4% |
| German | 7 | 6% | 0% |
| Music | 7 | 6% | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Japanese | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Languages | IBO Standard level component | 26 | 21% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 24 | 20% | — |
| Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate | 20 | 16% | — |
| Psychology | IBO Standard level component | 14 | 11% | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | 13 | 11% | — |
| Untranslated Literature | IBO Standard level component | 8 | 7% | — |
| Self Development | IBO Diploma Programme Core | 8 | 7% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | IBO Standard level component | 6 | 5% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Other Languages | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Psychology | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
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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.