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Brentwood School

Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

Co-educationalFull boardingAges 3-18Independent1,852 pupils

Boardingly Worldly rankingProvisional

54.7/ 100

National

Academic record64

Press reputation71

Alumni72

Awards32

Prestige36

Parental signal99

The Worldly ranking measures a school's external standing from publicly sourced signals — academic results, press coverage, alumni and awards — scored out of 100. It is objective and separate from the Boardingly scorecard above. Signal coverage: 85%. Provisional while we widen sourcing.

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Academics

Qualifications offered

GCSEA-LevelIBBTECPre-PrepIB Primary Years Programme (PYP)

Languages

FrenchGermanItalianMandarinSpanish

Entrance requirements

11+: GL Assessment Adaptive Admissions Tests (AAT) in Maths and English, plus writing task and individual candidate meeting. Sixth Form: minimum 50 points from eight best GCSE subjects for A Level, 54 for IB, 40 for BTEC; conditional offers based on reports, interview and Headteacher reference.

Life & activities

Sports

CricketTennisFencingSkiingRugby

Arts

DramaDanceMusicVisual Arts

Extra-curricular

ChessDanceDramaMusicSportFencingTennisCricketSkiingCo-Curricular Clubs (221 across the school)

Boarding & pastoral

Boarding type: Full

Dining: Lunches included in school fees; catering described as providing healthy, wholesome and nutritious meals in a welcoming environment.

Pastoral care: Pastoral care and wellbeing provision across Prep, Senior, Sixth Form and Boarding sections of the school. The school describes itself as caring about the whole child and nurturing individuality.

Latest inspection

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