OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE BECKMEAD TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
66
66 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
16
24.2% of pupils
Male pupils
50
75.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
46.4 pts
above England
School
71.2%
Chelmsford
14.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
11.6%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chelmsford
1.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.4%
57
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
5
Any other Black background
1.5%
1
Any other White background
1.5%
1
Caribbean
1.5%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
1
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
100.0%
66 of
66 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
33.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
27.59 pts
higher than
England
School
33.81%
Chelmsford
6.61%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
82.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
66.68 pts
higher than
England
School
82.50%
Chelmsford
15.59%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
22.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
20.70 pts
higher than
England
School
22.50%
Chelmsford
2.32%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.1%
23.3 pts
above England
The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy
103.1%
Chelmsford
77.8%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.