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Beauchamps High School

Beauchamps Drive, Wickford, SS11 8LY

Local ranking25th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1586

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
48.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
52.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
73.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
86.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size
244

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Continued in education
83.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
5.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Higher education
59.0%
Apprenticeships
8.0%
Employment
25.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C

Avg A-Level Grade

31.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

32.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

107

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
10.9% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
24.1
16-18 Cohort
225

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1469
Boys
771 (52%)
Girls
698 (48%)
Capacity
1586 (93% full)
SEND
15.3%
FSM Eligible
14.7%
EAL
4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.8%
SEN Support
11.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
92.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,991/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.5%
  • Black African: 4.3%
  • White Other: 3.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
  • Black Other: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%

82.5%

White British

4.3%

Black African

3.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
115322
UKPRN
10000597
Establishment No.
5406

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