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Endeavour Co-Operative Academy

Special · ages 4-19MixedAcademy170 pupilsSixth formBrentwoodEssex
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2023
Reached the expected level at 110%England 63%
Attendance90.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families41%Far more than most schools
Places3 spare170 pupils, 173 places
Pupils per teacher6.9School workforce census

Endeavour Co-Operative Academy is a special academy in Brentwood for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 170 pupils and room for 173. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Hogarth Avenue, Brentwood, CM15 8BE01277 217330endeavourca.co.ukMrs Antonella Crudgington headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Sixth formOfsted calls this “post-16”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

11 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 110%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading scoreOfficial name: Reading average scaled score
Maths scoreOfficial name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 0%0%20172018: 0%0%20182019: 0%0%20192023: 0%0%20232024: 0%0%20242025: 0%0%2025
Since 2017: +0%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232019†2018†2017†EssexEngland
Pupils tested11171110159
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%10%8%
Expected level: readingReading expected standard0%0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard0%0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reading progressReading progress score-13.0-13.8-3.1-7.7
Maths progressMaths progress score-12.0-13.1-4.6-10.1
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged0%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged0%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for The Endeavour School, the school this one replaced in December 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll170Census January 2026
Places17398% full
Pupils from low-income families40%41% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%170 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)42%£61,250 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls107 / 63
White British pupils84%

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Essex with moderate learning difficulties provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (91), Moderate learning difficulty (36), emotional and mental health (15), Specific learning difficulty (13), language and communications needs (7), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll170164163150135117
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals40%40%41%41%41%39%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language4%3%3%3%3%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance90.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school29.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.62024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.2%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence9.1%11.5%11.3%14.6%27.8%8.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence8.0%10.9%10.7%13.6%27.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.2%0.6%0.6%1.0%0.3%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence29.8%34.4%36.7%44.4%88.9%30.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.66.87.311.95.1
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 22 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training100%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training100%100%100%100%
Education95%100%100%90%
Apprenticeship5%0%0%0%
Work0%0%0%10%
Not in education, work or training0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers24.6full-time equivalent, 28 people
Pupils per teacher6.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers93%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants21.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£56,715
Teachers who left in the year9%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.22024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£18,378England £30,720. Total £3.0m
Income per pupil£21,921England £33,526. Total £3.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£8,244England £11,966
Money in reserve19%A healthy amount put by: £697k, £4,252 per pupil. England 16%
Money in against money out+£581kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£18,378spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate81 per 1,000 people11% lower than the England average
Typical house price£500,000Brentwood
Nearest bus stop310 mHogarth Avenue, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hogarth Primary SchoolAcademy100 m211No overall grade 202537Compare
Brentwood County High SchoolAcademy710 m1,097Report card 202632Compare
Brentwood SchoolIndependent800 m1,853Not inspectedCompare
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolAcademy990 m991Good 202392Compare
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, BrentwoodChurch of England0.9 miles510Good 202369Compare
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles420Outstanding 2023100Compare
Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolFree school1.0 miles1,152No overall grade 202592Compare
Grove House SchoolFree school1.0 miles132Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Endeavour Co-Operative Academy a good school?

Endeavour Co-Operative Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.

What is Endeavour Co-Operative Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Endeavour Co-Operative Academy good at its last full inspection on 6 June 2023.

How good are Endeavour Co-Operative Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Endeavour Co-Operative Academy have?

170 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 173 places, so it is 98% full.

What is attendance like at Endeavour Co-Operative Academy?

Pupils were in school 90.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 30% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Endeavour Co-Operative Academy have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

Does Endeavour Co-Operative Academy have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hogarth Avenue, Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Telephone
01277 217330
Website
www.endeavourca.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Antonella Crudgington
Type of school
Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Keys Co-Operative Academy Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Essex
Ward
Brentwood South
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2018 (academy converter)
URN
146601 · LAESTAB 8815951 · UKPRN 10081925
Formerly
The Endeavour School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from