The school is a member of the Osborne Co-Operative Academies Trust and educates 842 students[2] from East London and South West Essex.

[1] Brentwood County High School will be undergoing a major rebuilding and refurbishment programme from the summer of 2017.

[4] The school's rugby teams compete at a national level, winning the Carnegie Cup in 2008, and coming as runners-up in 2009.

[5][6] The school also has successful football, netball, swimming and water polo teams which compete at a regional level.

BCHS hosts one of two campuses for the Osborne Sixth Form and it has around 200 students studying A-Levels and Level 3 BTECs.