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Shenfield High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Alexander Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood CM15 8RY · shenfield.essex.sch.uk · 01277 219131
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,528
- 29 over 1,499 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 189 families put the school first and 234 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 234 | 189 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 234 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 214 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 288 | 1.2▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 40.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.67 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.8 | −10.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 42.6 | +8.8 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 students | B- (37) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 117 students | B- (37) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 54 students | Dist (36.3) | Above average +0.44 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 125 | C+ (33.6) | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 149 | C+ (31.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 128 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 139 | C+ (34.8) | +0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 153 | C+ (33.1) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 132 | C+ (33.6) | +0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 153 | C+ (32.6) | +0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.9 | +8.1 |
| Further education | 0.7 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.5 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 31.8 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Shenfield High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (189 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 189
- 13% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (29%) with SEND