Beauchamps High School

Beauchamps High School
Motto	"improvement is limitless"
Established	1959
Type	Foundation school
The Headteacher	Mr Robert Hodges
Chair	M. Beauchamp
Location	Beauchamps Drive Wickford Essex SS11 8LY England Coordinates: 51°36′47″N 0°32′31″E / 51.61295°N 0.54207°E / 51.61295; 0.54207
Local authority	Essex
DfE URN	115322 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	65
Students	1303
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.beauchamps.essex.sch.uk

Beauchamps High School, locally known as Beauchamps, is a mixed intake secondary school and sixth form for students aged between 11 and 18 (school years 7 to 13) in Wickford, Essex, England. The sixth form offers post 16 education for students aged 16–18 and accepts both former Beauchamps students and students educated at other establishments. The school includes a fairly diverse student population, consisting primarily of British nationals and a small ethnic minority.^[1] The current headteacher of the school is Mr Robert Hodges. The previous head was Mr Philip Bell.

History

The school is located in the town of Wickford in Essex, England, and moved to its present site in 1959. The school was called Beauchamps Grant Maintained School until 1999, when its name was changed to Beauchamps High School. In 2003 it acquired a specialist status as a Business and Enterprise school, and in 2008 it obtained a Vocational status.

Academics

According to the school's website, in 2007, 60% of A-level passes were at Grades A to C, and 86% of students (a new school record) achieved 5 GCSEs at Grades A* to C. The School was given an outstanding report by Ofsted in December 2006.^[2]

In 2010 92% of students achieved 5 GCSEs grades A*-C and a 98% pass rate (66% A-C) at A-level which are improvements on previous records.^[3]

Notable former pupils

Andy Coulson – former editor of the News of the World
Rhys Thomas – comedy actor/writer
Tony Way – comedy actor/writer
Bobby Lockwood – actor

References

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Schools in Essex

Primary	Farnham CE Primary School Roydon County Primary School St Thomas of Canterbury CE Junior School

Secondary	Alec Hunter Academy Anglo European School The Appleton School Basildon Academies Beauchamps High School Becket Keys CE School The Billericay School The Boswells School Brentwood County High School Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Bromfords School Burnt Mill Academy Castle View School Chelmer Valley High School Clacton Coastal Academy Clacton County High School Colbayns High School Colchester Academy The Colne Community School Cornelius Vermuyden School Davenant Foundation School De La Salle School The Deanes School Debden Park High School Epping St John's FitzWimarc School Forest Hall School Gilberd School Great Baddow High School Greensward Academy Harwich and Dovercourt High School Hedingham School Helena Romanes School Honywood Community Science School Hylands School James Hornsby School Joyce Frankland Academy King Edmund School King Harold Academy The King John School Maltings Academy Manningtree High School Mark Hall Academy Mayflower High School Moulsham High School New Rickstones Academy Notley High School Ormiston Rivers Academy Passmores Academy Philip Morant School Plume School The Ramsey Academy Roding Valley High School Saffron Walden County High School Sandon School Shenfield High School Sir Charles Kao UTC St Benedict's RC College St Helena School St John Payne RC School St Mark's West Essex RC School St Martin's School The Stanway School Stewards Academy Sweyne Park School Tabor Academy Tendring Enterprise Studio School Tendring Technology College Thomas Lord Audley School Thurstable School West Hatch High School William de Ferrers School Woodlands School

Grammar	Chelmsford County High School for Girls Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester Royal Grammar School King Edward VI Grammar School

Independent	Braeside School Brentwood School Chigwell School The Christian School Colchester High School Felsted School Friends' School Gosfield School Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College New Hall School Peniel Academy St Mary's School St John's School St Nicholas School

Special	St John's RC School Yellow House School

Sixth form & FE colleges	Braintree College Braintree Sixth Form Chelmsford College Colchester Institute Debden House Colchester Sixth Form College Epping Forest College Harlow College SEEVIC College Masters Performing Arts College

Defunct	Alderman Blaxill School Barstable School Bishops Park College Buckhurst Hill County High School Chalvedon School Donyland Lodge Earls Colne Grammar School Fryerns Comprehensive School Furtherwick Park School Laindon High Road School Sawyers Hall College St Peter's College

Secondary schools in the Basildon district

Basildon Academies Beauchamps High School Billericay School Bromfords School De La Salle School James Hornsby School Mayflower High School Woodlands School

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