St Martin's School Brentwood
Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2HGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Martin's School Brentwood is a secondary school in Brentwood for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 3rd of 5 secondary schools in Brentwood. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 12 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 September 2024
Pupils are very positive about their school. They talk confidently about their great experiences at St Martin's. The culture is very supportive. Pupils respect each other and display high levels of kindness towards others. Across all years, including sixth form, pupils are incredibly well mannered and polite. Both during and outside of lessons, it is common practice to greet and talk to adults in a friendly manner. This contributes to the warm ethos that is felt around the school. Pupils learn in a friendly and calm environment. Disruption to learning is extremely uncommon. Pupils value the excellent behaviour displayed by others both in lessons and during social time. Older pupils talk about how much better the school has become in recent years following a purposeful drive from leaders to increase standards. The school's ethos 'to be the best you can be' is well established. From Year 7 through to sixth form, pupils know that they will be challenged and supported to be successful. They appreciate that their teachers push them to achieve well. They really enjoy the range of class activities such as quizzes and practical learning. Pupils want to achieve highly and value the support that teachers give them that enables them to do so.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, teachers do not plan activities that are closely matched to pupils' various starting points. Some pupils are not consistently given the opportunity to deepen or extend their learning. Leaders must ensure that all teachers give all pupils appropriate opportunities to meet the intended ambition of the curriculum.
- Pupils who struggle to read with confidence do not consistently receive the most appropriate support to help them catch up. Interventions are not always timely or matched closely enough to pupils' needs. The school needs to ensure that the weakest readers are given the support they need to quickly become fluent readers.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
251 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
136 students
Average A level grade C+, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,794 pupils on roll, with places for 1,805
Schools near St Martin's School Brentwood
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenfield High School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.3 |
| Brentwood School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 30.8 |
| Brentwood County High School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 43.2 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 61.0 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 56.0 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Foster
- Phone
- 01277238300
- Address
- Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2HG
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 136875
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.