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Alec Hunter Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Stubbs Lane, Braintree CM7 3NR · alechunter.org · 01376 321813

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.7
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,058
93% of 1,142 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.8%
First language not English
7.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Saffron Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 209 (Places 209)209September 2023: 231 (Places 213)231September 2024: 239 (Places 206)239September 2025: 270 (Places 204)270September 2026: 227 (Places 202)227Places 202
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262022271.1▲83%
September 2025Sept 20252042701.3▲75%
September 2024Sept 20242062391.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 20232132311.1▲90%
September 2022Sept 2022209209195%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.7, and 48.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52017/18: 43.3 (England 46.5)43.32018/19: 45.2 (England 46.7)45.22021/22: 46.7 (England 48.8)46.72022/23: 44.6 (England 46.3)44.62023/24: 45.8 (England 45.9)45.82024/25: 45.7 (England 46.0)45.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.746.0
▲48.6%45.4%
▲67.8%64.8%
▲51.4%40.5%
●4.134.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form6.2−4.5
Sixth form college27.2+3.9
Further education52.3+5.8
Other education0.5−0.1
Apprenticeship2.6−2.4
Employment0.5−7
Not in a lasting destination6.2+1.2
Activity not captured4.6+3.3

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Alec Hunter Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
8 Nov 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (173 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
92%
Replies
173
18% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 35 parents (20%) with SEND

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