The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ · Essex · secondary school
75th of 78 secondary schools in Essex we can score, 81 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 938 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.2/10 among them, against 1.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 24.7 · 9 | 46% | 0.41 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.5 · 16 | 38% | 0.61 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.9 · 8 | 15% | 0.12 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 24.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.5 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.2 out of 10 among them, against 1.1 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Drama, Film, Art, Reading, and Chess Clubs, plus the Bromfords Theatre Company and Duke of Edinburgh Award. They participate in E-Sports and attend trips to London, Southend, Parliament, Cambridge, Essex, Bletchley Park, Cornwall, New York, and for skiing in America.
Getting in. The school has 1135 pupils in a capacity of 1260, leaving 125 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils given the Progress 8 score of -0.5? What specific support is available for students aiming to raise their Attainment 8 from 35.9? How does the curriculum prepare pupils for university trips like Cambridge?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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