Best Secondary Schools in Brentwood

We checked all 6 secondary schools in Brentwood, Essex, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
6
Ranked
5
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Brentwood. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Brentwood also has 21 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Essex. Essex also has rankings for Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, Basildon, Billericay and all of Essex.

Ranked secondary schools in Brentwood

  1. 1

    Becket Keys Church of England Free School

    Free school, 1,152 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    56.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.6%

  2. 2

    Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School

    Academy, 991 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    61.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    77.8%

  3. 3

    St Martin's School Brentwood

    Academy, 1,794 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.4%

  4. 4

    Shenfield High School

    Academy, 1,528 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.3%

  5. 5

    Brentwood County High School

    Academy, 1,097 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.5%

Secondary schools in Brentwood without a rank

  • Brentwood School

    Independent, 1,853 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    30.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    78.4%