UK Schools
Alec Hunter Academy
Alec Hunter Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Braintree, Essex County Council, teaching 1,058 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Alec Hunter Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Alec Hunter Academy.
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–20 Summer Term
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 1, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Days (Non-Pupil Days) TBC (one date to be confirmed) Inset Day
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Alec Hunter Academy with Essex County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Essex County Council England
Attendance 15.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Essex County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Essex County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Alec Hunter Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Alec Hunter Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.