Academy converter · Essex

The FitzWimarc School

11–19Ages
1,770Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141841URN

Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.8 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

1,055 applications for 292 places · 19th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.3of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

29th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.6applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Essex median (2.8) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

1,055 applications · 292 places offered · 284 named it first

2026 3.6; Essex median median 2.8
2025 3.7; Essex median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2023 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Essex median median 2.7
2021 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Essex median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Essex median median 2.7
2018 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
2017 3.9; Essex median median 2.7
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.6
2015 3.3; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 3.7; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as The FitzWimarc School (URN 115338), the previous school.

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	292	1,055	3.6	284	0.97
Sep 2025	295	1,082	3.7	330	1.12
Sep 2024	297	1,015	3.4	341	1.15
Sep 2023	280	865	3.1	264	0.94
Sep 2022	277	881	3.2	261	0.94
Sep 2021	280	860	3.1	201	0.72
Sep 2020	281	845	3.0	229	0.81
Sep 2019	298	973	3.3	263	0.88
Sep 2018	293	994	3.4	268	0.91
Sep 2017	264	1,037	3.9	271	1.03
Sep 2016	261	897	3.4	244	0.93
Sep 2015 *	264	873	3.3	236	0.89
Sep 2014 *	260	965	3.7	256	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

286 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.329th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%41st of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	286	47.3	42%	66%	–
2024/25	289	45.2	41%	64%	–
2023/24	290	46.3	43%	70%	−0.20
2022/23	298	47.1	44%	71%	−0.10

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

The FitzWimarc SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
The Sweyne Park School
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
The Deanes
2.7 km · Essex

Good2023

3.9applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
The King John School
4.0 km · Essex

2026

3.2applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Lift Greensward
4.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
The Eastwood Academy
4.7 km · Southend-on-Sea

Standards maintained2024

4.6applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Belfairs Academy
4.9 km · Southend-on-Sea

2026

2.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Benfleet
5.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Beauchamps High School
5.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141841 · 881/5422
Trust: The Fitzwimarc School Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,820 pupils · 1,770 on roll
Free school meals: 13.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: The FitzWimarc School (URN 115338)
Address: Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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