The Brittons Academy

The Brittons Academy has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, moving from an inadequate rating to a good overall effectiveness rating. Students express pride in their school, highlighting the strong support from staff and good relationships among peers. The school provides a broad and well-structured curriculum that prepares students for their future education, with high expectations set for academic achievement, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils are proud to attend the academy and feel well looked after.
• Staff provide strong support for pupil well-being and academic needs.
• The school has high expectations for academic achievements.
• The curriculum is broad and well-structured with progressive learning.
• Students receive effective support in reading and literacy development.
• Positive relationships and respectful behaviour are encouraged.
• Strong provision for SEND pupils ensures access to the full curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not check pupils' knowledge with precision, leading to gaps.
• Limited participation in co-curricular activities among students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Brittons Academy attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at The Brittons Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Brittons Academy had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.7% of pupils at The Brittons Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Brittons Academy received £9,175 and spent £9,426 for each of its 712 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £212,000 (£297 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Empower Learning Academy Trust, income was £8,935 and spending £9,029 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Brittons Academy is part of Empower Learning Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Hacton Primary School Hornchurch
• Ardleigh Green Junior School Hornchurch
• Ardleigh Green Infant School Hornchurch
• Hall Mead School Upminster
• Bower Park Academy Romford

What is The Brittons Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Brittons Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was The Brittons Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Brittons Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does The Brittons Academy have?

The Brittons Academy has 730 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Brittons Academy cover?

The Brittons Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Brittons Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.0, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Brittons Academy?

The Brittons Academy is at Ford Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 7BB.