Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
- Pupils on roll
- 991of 1,047 places
- Free school meals
- 10.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 167
- Ofsted
- Good, 7 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (URN 115377, until 1 October 2012).
What the data says
Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in 2023, 80% stayed on in Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School’s own sixth form (Essex average 37%), 15% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 77 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 73% went to university (Essex 35%, England 37%), and 30% 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 61.0 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 78% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 7% 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 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 169 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 80% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 15% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 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 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 77 | 13,240 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 73% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 30% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 12% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 61.0 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.48 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 8% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.2 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.3 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 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 | 166 | 99% | 89% | 39% | 20% | 95% |
| Religious Studies | 166 | 99% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 82% |
| Mathematics | 166 | 99% | 88% | 37% | 22% | 93% |
| English Literature | 166 | 99% | 86% | 46% | 21% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 137 | 82% | 65% | 30% | 9% | 87% |
| Geography | 84 | 50% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 86% |
| History | 82 | 49% | 41% | 50% | 26% | 82% |
| Drama | 50 | 30% | 7% | 12% | 27% | 66% |
| Art and Design | 48 | 29% | 7% | 38% | 24% | 90% |
| French | 42 | 25% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 88% |
| Textiles | 37 | 22% | 2% | 3% | 27% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 35 | 21% | 11% | 34% | 24% | 89% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 35 | 21% | 8% | 51% | 21% | 94% |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 23% | 79% | 45% | 97% |
| Spanish | 29 | 17% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 23% | 86% | 47% | 97% |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 23% | 79% | 46% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 16% | 13% | 42% | 30% | 92% |
| Dance | 20 | 12% | 1% | 20% | 27% | 80% |
| Music | 10 | 6% | 5% | 30% | 33% | 90% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 157 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 91 | 6,944 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.00 | 34.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 40% | 23% |
| Biology | 26 | 29% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 24 | 26% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 23% | 17% |
| English Literature | 19 | 21% | 11% |
| History | 15 | 16% | 13% |
| Economics | 14 | 15% | 13% |
| English Language and Literature | 12 | 13% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 11% | 4% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 10% | 1% |
| Geography | 7 | 8% | 10% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 23 | 25% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Essex
Anglo European School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,533 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Beauchamps High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,486 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.0
Bmat Stem Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 240 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.1
Brentwood County High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,097 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
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.