UK Schools
Shenfield High School
Shenfield High School is a mixed secondary academy in Brentwood, Essex County Council, teaching 1,528 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.3 (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 Shenfield High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Shenfield High School.
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 Year 7 start and Year 12 register
- 3 Years 8–11 and 13 start
- 4 Year 12 start
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 2 Students finish at 12 noon
- 23 INSET Day
- 24 INSET Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Bank Holiday (Christmas Day)
- 26 Bank Holiday (Boxing Day)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 Bank Holiday (New Year's Day)
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 5 INSET Day
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Bank Holiday (Good Friday)
- 6 Bank Holiday (Easter Monday)
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Bank Holiday (Early May)
- 25 Bank Holiday (Spring)
- 26–29 Summer Half Term
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–20 Summer Term
- 17 Students finish at 12 noon
- 20 INSET Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 1, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- INSET Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Oct 23, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 start and Year 12 register Sep 2, 2025 Event
- Years 8–11 and 13 start Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Year 12 start Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Students finish at 12 noon Oct 2, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Christmas Day) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Boxing Day) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (New Year's Day) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- INSET Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Good Friday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Easter Monday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Bank Holiday (Early May) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 26-29, 2026 Holiday
- Bank Holiday (Spring) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Students finish at 12 noon Jul 17, 2026 Event
- INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Shenfield High School with Essex County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Essex County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.97 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Essex County Council England
Attendance 24% 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
What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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 Shenfield High School. 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 Shenfield High School 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.