Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Catchment Area
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is an academy converter secondary school in Brentwood, Essex , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1013 pupils, and a capacity of 1047 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
1,013
Pupils
1,047
Capacity
97%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2023
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School?
The catchment area for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is the geographic zone Essex uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is managed by Essex and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Essex before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Essex catchment area documents →Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School: 1047 places, 97% filled: nearing capacity
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School has a published admission number of 1047 places. 1013 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 97%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1047, Essex's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Brentwood.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Essex publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Essex Council school admissions (official) →
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School: School Information
- Full address
- Queen's Road, Brentwood, CM14 4EX
- Local authority
- Essex
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 138834
Other Secondary Schools in Brentwood
If Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Brentwood are the next closest alternatives.
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Essex. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
What is the catchment area for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School? ▾
The catchment area for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is the geographic zone Essex uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School oversubscribed? ▾
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is operating close to its capacity of 1047 places (97% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School? ▾
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Essex before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School cover? ▾
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a secondary school in Brentwood, Essex, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School? ▾
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.