Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Academy converter
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
- Pupils on roll
- —of 900 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Inadequate, 31 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Cornelius Vermuyden School (URN 140308, until 1 June 2026).
What the data says
Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Cornelius Vermuyden School in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 72% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 32.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 17% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 163 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 9% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 72% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 32.2 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 36% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.71 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 19.2 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 36.7 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 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 | 148 | 99% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 43% |
| Mathematics | 148 | 99% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 42% |
| English Literature | 147 | 99% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 42% |
| Combined Science | 138 | 93% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 26% |
| Geography | 84 | 56% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 38% |
| French | 55 | 37% | 18% | 5% | 29% | 31% |
| History | 49 | 33% | 41% | 4% | 26% | 24% |
| Fine Art | 41 | 28% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 51% |
| Photography | 33 | 22% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 30% |
| Design and Technology | 27 | 18% | 11% | 4% | 23% | 44% |
| Film Studies | 19 | 13% | 1% | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 12% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 83% |
| Psychology | 15 | 10% | 3% | 13% | 22% | 53% |
| Statistics | 12 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| Media Studies | 10 | 7% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 70% |
| Classical Civilisation | 9 | 6% | 1% | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 5% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 71% |
| Physics | 7 | 5% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 71% |
| Biology | 7 | 5% | 23% | 29% | 45% | 86% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 5% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 57% |
| Drama | 2 | 1% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 54 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 28 | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 24 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 21 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 7 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Essex
Anglo European School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,533 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Beauchamps High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,486 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
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.