OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,486
1,486 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
699
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
787
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.8 pts
below England
School
12.0%
Basildon
24.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Basildon
15.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.7 pts
above England
School
5.7%
Basildon
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.0%
1,204
Any other White background
4.3%
64
African
4.0%
60
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
28
White and Asian
1.7%
25
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.4%
244 of
1,486 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.1
8.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
higher than
England
School
8.11%
Basildon
6.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.89 pts
higher than
England
School
21.71%
Basildon
17.78%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.21%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.41 pts
higher than
England
School
3.21%
Basildon
2.43%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.7%
1.4 pts
above England
Beauchamps High School
93.7%
Basildon
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.