Alec Hunter Academy is a secondary school located in Braintree. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/07/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stubbs Lane, Braintree

School Information

Address: Stubbs Lane, Braintree, CM7 3NR
Website: http://www.alechunter.org/
Telephone: 01376321813
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Trevor Lawn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139402

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1142
Number of Pupils: 910
Number of Boys: 502
Number of Girls: 408

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.13 Confidence interval -0.34 to 0.08
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:35%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.89
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckers Green Primary School
Beckers Green Road , CM7 3PR 		- not rated 465 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lyons Hall School
Deerleap Way , CM7 9FH 		4out of 4 1,452 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road , CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,726 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road , Great Bradfords Estate CM7 9LW 		3out of 4 1,726 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
John Ray Infant School
Notley Road , CM7 1HL 		3out of 4 1,833 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road , CM7 1WY 		3out of 4 2,065 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tabor Academy
Panfield Lane , CM7 5XP 		3out of 4 3,109 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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