Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
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Hylands School
- Pupils on roll
- 614of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 90
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvementAchievement Urgent improvementAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Needs attentionInclusion Urgent improvementLeadership and governance Urgent improvementPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hylands School (URN 115371, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hylands School in 2023, 13% stayed on in Hylands School’s own sixth form (Essex average 37%), 64% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Among the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 36% went to university (Essex 35%, England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Essex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hylands School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 115 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 13% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 64% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hylands School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 56 | 13,240 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 36% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 9% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 39% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hylands School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 3% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 23.7 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.3 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 90 | 100% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 52% |
| Mathematics | 90 | 100% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 62% |
| English Literature | 89 | 99% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 67 | 74% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 42% |
| History | 62 | 69% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 48% |
| Business Studies | 24 | 27% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| Photography | 20 | 22% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 45% |
| Physics | 18 | 20% | 23% | 28% | 46% | 89% |
| Biology | 18 | 20% | 23% | 28% | 45% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 20% | 23% | 39% | 47% | 89% |
| Geography | 18 | 20% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 28% |
| Design and Technology | 17 | 19% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 47% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 17% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 40% |
| Drama | 13 | 14% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 62% |
| Music | 12 | 13% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 20 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | 100% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 13 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Hylands School | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 9 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 7 | 6,944 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 31.43 | 34.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Essex
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Beauchamps High School
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
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93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.0
Bmat Stem Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 240 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.1
Brentwood County High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,097 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.