Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Essex
Queen's Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EX
90
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/03/2023
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
991
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,047 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
114 of 116 families who put it first got an offer
175
Places offered
457
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 116 | 114 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 36 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 77 | 14 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 135 | 11 | ● 8% |
| Total | 457 | 175 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 180 applications came from outside the council area (76 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Felicity Scott
- Address
- Queen's Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EX
- Phone
- 01277227156
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Brentwood South · Brentwood and Ongar
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138834
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BRENTWOOD URSULINE CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
991 pupils · 1,047 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 872 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 62.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.13 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 77.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 91 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 166 | 37% | 81% | 93% | |
| English Language | 166 | 39% | 82% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 166 | 42% | 75% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 166 | 46% | 86% | 96% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 30% | 72% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 85 | 22% | 66% | 89% | |
| Geography | 84 | 33% | 73% | 86% | |
| History | 82 | 50% | 77% | 82% | |
| Drama | 50 | 12% | 40% | 66% | |
| French | 42 | 50% | 81% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 34% | 71% | 89% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 35 | 51% | 83% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 3% | 17% | 50% | |
| Biology | 27 | 4% | 19% | 37% | |
| Mathematics | 26 | 0% | 46% | 73% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 0% | 5% | 36% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 15% | 25% | 55% | |
| History | 16 | 6% | 44% | 94% | |
| Economics | 14 | 7% | 29% | 43% | |
| English Language and Literature | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 10% | 50% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 9 | 22% | 44% | 89% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 14% | 86% | |
| Government and Politics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10632: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 72% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.