Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Free schools
The Ongar Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 467of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 112
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 1 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 112 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Ongar Academy in 2023, 31% stayed on in The Ongar Academy’s own sixth form (Essex average 37%), 52% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 26% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | The Ongar Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 112 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 31% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Ongar Academy | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.4 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 35% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 22.0 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.8 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 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 | 108 | 96% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 56% |
| English Language | 107 | 96% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 106 | 95% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 82 | 73% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 26% |
| History | 52 | 46% | 41% | 8% | 26% | 37% |
| Geography | 46 | 41% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 57% |
| Business Studies | 41 | 37% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| Media Studies | 39 | 35% | 4% | 5% | 20% | 46% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 33 | 29% | 8% | 3% | 21% | 67% |
| Art and Design | 28 | 25% | 7% | 18% | 24% | 50% |
| French | 24 | 21% | 18% | 42% | 29% | 79% |
| Biology | 24 | 21% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 21% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 91% |
| Physics | 23 | 21% | 23% | 30% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 18% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 40% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 16% | 31% | 6% | 32% | 50% |
| German | 17 | 15% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| Drama | 13 | 12% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 62% |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
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.