The Bromfords School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Grange Avenue
Wickford
Essex
SS12 0LZ
Phone 01268471201
Reference Number 139181

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1135
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.84%
Girls: 49.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 95 128 223
8 112 104 216
9 119 101 220
10 100 95 195
11 110 85 195
12 19 23 42
13 22 22 44

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.5%
White, Other 4.8%
African 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
White & Asian 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Indian 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-11-27
Date Report
2024-10-15 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 27 November 2024
2022-11-29 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 26 January 2023
2016-05-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 June 2016
2014-11-18 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 10 December 2014
2014-06-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 25 June 2014
2014-01-28 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 31 March 2014
2013-12-17 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 January 2014
2013-09-26 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 14 October 2013
2013-06-13 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 05 July 2013
2013-01-04 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 05 January 2013
Previously as The Bromfords School
2010-11-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 December 2010
2009-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 June 2009
2008-05-14 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 09 June 2008
2007-03-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 10 May 2007
2003-11-24 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 27 May 2004
2010-11-17 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 December 2010
2009-05-19 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 June 2009
2008-05-14 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 09 June 2008
2007-03-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 10 May 2007
2003-11-24 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 27 May 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 24.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43.8% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.39 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.42 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 162 22
Third Preference 86 10
From another Local Authority 2 1

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Name Distance
Grange Primary School
Elder Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0LR
0.1 miles
North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9AP
0.62 miles
Wickford Primary School
Market Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0AG
0.69 miles
Oakfield Primary School
Scott Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9PW
0.79 miles
Crays Hill Primary School
London Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UZ
1.17 miles
The Wickford Church of England School
Mount Road, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8HE
1.19 miles
Abacus Primary School
Tresco Way, The Wick, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9GJ
1.21 miles
Runwell Community Primary School
Canewdon Gardens, Runwell, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7BJ
1.39 miles
Hilltop Infant School
Hill Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LT
1.54 miles
Hilltop Junior School
Hill Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LT
1.62 miles
Felmore Primary School
Davenants, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1QX
1.68 miles
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery
Felmores End, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1PN
1.81 miles
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Whitmore Way, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2TP
1.89 miles
Eversley Primary School
Crest Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 2EF
2.33 miles
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
Winifred Road, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3JQ
2.36 miles
The Willows Primary School
Church Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2EX
2.36 miles
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1NU
2.39 miles
St Luke's Park Primary School
Liberty Way, Runwell, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7LH
2.49 miles
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
Elsenham Crescent, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UE
2.5 miles
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
Kirby Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1RX
2.51 miles
Name Distance
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0PW
0.22 miles
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LY
1.55 miles
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UX
2.34 miles
Lift Pioneer
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
2.49 miles
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
2.52 miles
The Basildon Upper Academy
Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 3HL
2.53 miles
Glenwood School
Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4LW
2.71 miles
Ramsden Hall Academy
Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HN
3.1 miles
Omnia Foundation
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3.39 miles
The Appleton School
Croft Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN
3.45 miles
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5BA
3.56 miles
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5NX
3.89 miles
The Billericay School
School Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9LH
3.92 miles
The Sweyne Park School
Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9BZ
3.93 miles
Mayflower High School
Stock Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0RT
4.04 miles
St John's School
4.13 miles
Cedar Hall School
Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3UQ
4.32 miles
USP College
Runnymede Chase, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1TW
4.35 miles
The FitzWimarc School
Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
4.57 miles
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2TD
4.67 miles
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