Free schools · Essex

The Beaulieu Park School

4–19Ages
1,763Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145916URN

Armistice Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

9.2per place

6.4 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

1,069 applications for 116 places · 1st of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2019

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

59.3of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

6th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

9.2applications per place, Year 7

6.4 above Essex median (2.8) 7.0 above England median (2.2)

1,069 applications · 116 places offered · 180 named it first

2026 9.2; Essex median median 2.8
2025 9.1; Essex median median 2.7
2024 5.9; Essex median median 2.8
2023 4.2; Essex median median 2.7
2022 4.5; Essex median median 2.7
2021 4.5; Essex median median 2.6
2020 4.4; Essex median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Essex median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Essex median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.7 per place (320 applications for 120 places).

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	116	1,069	9.2	180	1.55
Sep 2025	115	1,050	9.1	148	1.29
Sep 2024	177	1,042	5.9	234	1.32
Sep 2023	205	864	4.2	172	0.84
Sep 2022	180	815	4.5	184	1.02
Sep 2021	179	812	4.5	182	1.02
Sep 2020	178	776	4.4	192	1.08
Sep 2019	177	665	3.8	188	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)59.36th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths78%6th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.84

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	59.3	78%	89%	–
2024/25	179	57.1	63%	82%	–
2023/24	179	58.2	66%	88%	+0.84
2022/23	0				–

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 Beaulieu Park SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

9.2applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
The Boswells School
1.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Chelmer Valley High School
2.4 km · Essex

Good2023

3.5applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
2.8 km · Essex

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 81.4Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
3.2 km · Essex

2026

5.0applications per place 83.0Attainment 8 Selective
Moulsham High School
5.0 km · Essex

Improved significantly2024

4.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
The Sandon School
5.1 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Great Baddow High School
5.3 km · Essex

2026

4.6applications per place 48.3Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 145916 · 881/4029
Trust: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Capacity: 2,020 pupils · 1,763 on roll
Free school meals: 11.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Armistice Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT
Local authority: Essex · Chelmsford

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