My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Academy converter — Secondary
CM14 4EX / 11–18 / Girls / Roman Catholic
Good
Ofsted
61
Attainment 8
85%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 3 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 61
- Progress 8
- 1.01
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 77.8%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 35
- Achieving AAB+
- 14.1%
85% of parents would recommend this school
240 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
39%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
55%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
8%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%Not applicable
72%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
33%Agree
38%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
26%Agree
19%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%Not applicable
34%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
10%No
90%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 24 parents
Strongly agree
33%Agree
33%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
8%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
56%Agree
33%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
40%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
40%Agree
39%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
40%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
43%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
39%Agree
34%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
85%No
15%6.3% of pupils receive SEN support
6.3%
SEN support
0.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.2%
65.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 65.1%
74% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 98%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 74%
- Entered top-third university
- 30%
- Achieved a degree
- 80%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.4:1
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 8.84%
- English as additional language
- 10.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 91.1%
- White
- 42.5%
- Mixed
- 7.1%
- Asian
- 6.7%
- Black
- 6.2%
- Other
- 3.1%
White British34.9%
Other White6.4%
Irish1.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed2.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
White & Black African1.6%
White & Asian1.1%
Indian4.5%
Other Asian1.3%
Pakistani0.3%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Other Black2.8%
Caribbean1.8%
African1.6%