Beauchamps High SchoolHarris Academy Wickford
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wickford.
Summary of the comparison
Beauchamps High School and Harris Academy Wickford are secondary schools in Wickford.
Beauchamps High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harris Academy Wickford scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beauchamps High School is ahead on our composite score.
Beauchamps High School was judged the expected standard and Harris Academy Wickford was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.6 for Beauchamps High School and 38.2 for Harris Academy Wickford.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beauchamps High School (48.9 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2025-26) and has risen at Harris Academy Wickford (35.4 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WickfordBeauchamps High School | WickfordHarris Academy Wickford | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 80 in Essex Stronger figure | 60th of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,486 | 1,181 | |
| Capacity | 1,586 | 1,260 | |
| Location | Wickford, SS11 8LY | Wickford, SS12 0LZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.6 Stronger figure | 38.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.4% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.7% Stronger figure | 48.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 235 | 190 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 107 | 35 | |
| A-level average points | 31.3 Stronger figure | 30.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.3 Stronger figure | 30.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.9% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,469 | 1,135 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.7% | 26.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.1% | 6.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 11.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.7% Stronger figure | 26.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beauchamps High School
Harris Academy Wickford
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