Side by side
Brook Sixth Form and Academy and Hornchurch High School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy takes ages 14 to 19; Hornchurch High School takes ages 11 to 16.
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy has 273 pupils; Hornchurch High School has 661.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Hornchurch High School (31 October 2026) but none for Brook Sixth Form and Academy.
- The two schools are 1.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brook Sixth Form and Academy | Hornchurch High School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: University technical college DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 14 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 273 DfE register | 661 DfE register |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Havering DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | Not published | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | Not published | 102 first preferences for 165 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 19 November 2024 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 6 February 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 38.7 (2024/25) DfE | 54 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 27% (2024/25) DfE | 61% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | D+ (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 23.9 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.9% DfE register | 31.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 42.2% school census 2024/25 | 34% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 9.3% school census 2024/25 | 6.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.5 DfE workforce census | 13.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.