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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood CM15 9DA · becketkeys.org · 01277 286600
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,152
- 102 over 1,050 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 61% 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 | 176 | 274 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 247 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 269 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 291 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 240 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56, and 68.6% 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- (36.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56 | 46 | ||
| ▲68.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.37 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 56.9 | −4.1 |
| Further education | 31.9 | +6.3 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 1.3 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 students | B- (36.1) | Average -0.08 | |
| 141 students | B- (36.2) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 117 | B- (37) | +0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 100 | C+ (35) | — |
| 2021/22 | 112 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | C (28.7) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.5 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2 | +4 |
| Employment | 15.3 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Becket Keys Church of England Free School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 23
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 1 parent (4%) with SEND