Beauchamps High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115322
- Address
- Beauchamps Drive, SS11 8LY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1469 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 82.4%
Mixed 5.5%
African 4.3%
Other White 3.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.48
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Beauchamps High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 130
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 137 129 |
| Year 8 | 251 137 114 |
| Year 9 | 246 125 121 |
| Year 10 | 238 131 107 |
| Year 11 | 243 126 117 |
| Year 12 | 106 57 49 |
| Year 13 | 119 58 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 2.4% |