Anglo European School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,533 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Academy sponsor led
Alec Hunter Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058of 1,142 places
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 208
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 9 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Alec Hunter Humanities College (URN 115221, until 8 March 2013).
What the data says
Alec Hunter Academy has no sixth form. Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 27% moved to a sixth form college, 41% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Alec Hunter 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 | Alec Hunter Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 186 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 27% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 10% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Alec Hunter Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.7 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.1 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 100% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 206 | 99% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 66% |
| English Literature | 206 | 99% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 173 | 83% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 61% |
| Geography | 113 | 54% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 57% |
| History | 92 | 44% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 75% |
| French | 54 | 26% | 18% | 19% | 29% | 80% |
| Computer Science | 53 | 25% | 13% | 9% | 30% | 55% |
| German | 47 | 23% | 5% | 15% | 33% | 64% |
| Physical Education | 45 | 22% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 82% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 18% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 65% |
| Fine Art | 37 | 18% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 15% | 23% | 25% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 32 | 15% | 23% | 22% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 32 | 15% | 23% | 34% | 46% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 14% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 72% |
| Textiles | 28 | 13% | 2% | 25% | 27% | 96% |
| Spanish | 28 | 13% | 19% | 7% | 27% | 61% |
| Drama | 26 | 13% | 7% | 31% | 27% | 69% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 17 | 8% | 8% | 18% | 21% | 94% |
| Music | 16 | 8% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 25% |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 52 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 24 | — | — |
| Sports Coaching | 19 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 15 | — | — |
| Tourism | 14 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Essex
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
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93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.0
Bmat Stem Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 240 pupils
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Brentwood County High School
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent 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.