The Beaulieu Park School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B79
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Chelmsford, CM1 6DT
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Boswells School
Burnham Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Local ranking27th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1431
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 239
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 49.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 26.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
38.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
90
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 208
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1409
- Boys
- 719 (51%)
- Girls
- 704 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1431 (99% full)
- SEND
- 12.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.6%
- EAL
- 10.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 10.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,114/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.4%
- White Other: 4.6%
- Black African: 3.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.5%
- Asian Chinese: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
77.4%
White British
4.6%
White Other
3.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Burnham Road
Chelmsford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137874
- UKPRN
- 10036294
- Establishment No.
- 5416
- Trust
- THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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