Beauchamps High School

About Beauchamps High School

Beauchamps High School, a large mixed secondary in Basildon, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, with every assessed category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — all rated Good. The school’s Progress 8 score sits at -0.02, which is bang in line with the national average and notably stronger than the Essex local authority average of -0.18. That places Beauchamps 27th out of 86 similar schools across the county, and 2nd out of 8 schools in the Basildon borough. In English specifically, pupils make stronger progress, with a Progress 8 English score of +0.29, while maths progress is a neutral +0.03. The Attainment 8 score of 47 means the average pupil leaves with the equivalent of a strong pass in five GCSEs, and 75.1% of pupils achieve a grade 4 or above in both English and maths.

At A-level, the picture is more mixed. The school’s value-added score of -0.18 is classed as below average, meaning students typically leave with slightly lower grades than their prior attainment would predict. The average points per entry is 31.76, equivalent to a C+ grade, and the best three A-levels average out at a C+. That said, 7.7% of entries achieved AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects. The sixth form is a formal part of the school, with 86 pupils in the data, and Ofsted rated it Good. The EBacc entry rate is high at 85.2%, though only 23.1% of pupils actually enter the full EBacc — a gap that suggests many pupils take individual EBacc subjects without completing the full suite. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially ‘Average’, which gives a fair summary of its overall academic picture.

Beauchamps is heavily oversubscribed: for 266 places in 2025/26, there were 911 applications, a ratio of 3.42 applicants per place, with 248 first-preference offers made from 273 first-preference applications. That tells you it’s a popular choice locally. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, tennis courts, gymnasium, art studios, and a dedicated sixth-form centre. The school lists SEND provisions covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent views are broadly positive: 86% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agree their child is happy (89% combined agree/strongly agree) and feels safe (87%). The school runs a wide range of clubs including Drama, Choir, Orchestra, Debate, Model UN, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, plus sports like rowing, hockey, and badminton. It suits families who want a large, well-subscribed comprehensive with a strong sixth form and a solid, if not exceptional, academic record.

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