Foundation school · Essex

Beauchamps High School

11–18Ages
1,486Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
115322URN

Beauchamps Drive, Wickford, SS11 8LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.3 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

847 applications for 274 places · 33rd of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.6of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

39th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Essex median (2.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

847 applications · 274 places offered · 266 named it first

2026 3.1; Essex median median 2.8
2025 3.4; Essex median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2023 3.3; Essex median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Essex median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.7
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
2017 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2016 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Essex median median 2.6

This school
Essex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	274	847	3.1	266	0.97
Sep 2025	266	911	3.4	273	1.03
Sep 2024	254	871	3.4	303	1.19
Sep 2023	243	810	3.3	316	1.30
Sep 2022	241	681	2.8	268	1.11
Sep 2021	248	689	2.8	281	1.13
Sep 2020	238	643	2.7	205	0.86
Sep 2019	247	608	2.5	208	0.84
Sep 2018	243	660	2.7	242	1.00
Sep 2017	234	606	2.6	239	1.02
Sep 2016	229	622	2.7	218	0.95
Sep 2015	234	614	2.6	239	1.02
Sep 2014	233	652	2.8	228	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

235 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.639th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%35th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	235	45.6	46%	68%	–
2024/25	244	48.1	53%	74%	–
2023/24	229	47.0	51%	75%	−0.02
2022/23	239	48.5	54%	75%	+0.23

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beauchamps High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Harris Academy Wickford
2.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
The Sweyne Park School
4.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
The FitzWimarc School
5.5 km · Essex

Good2022

3.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Harris Academy Benfleet
5.6 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
The Basildon Upper Academy
5.6 km · Essex

Good2023

26.9Attainment 8
The Basildon Lower Academy
5.7 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

0.9applications per place
The Deanes
6.4 km · Essex

Good2023

3.9applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
De La Salle School
6.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

5.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 115322 · 881/5406
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,586 pupils · 1,486 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beauchamps Drive, Wickford, SS11 8LY
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources