The Beaulieu Park School

Chelmsford · CM1 6DT

General information All-through School · 4-19 years Who goes here 1763 pupils, 11.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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The Beaulieu Park School

General Information

Address: Armistice Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT – View on map
Phone: 01245943400
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr James Donaldson
Age range: 4-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 180 families put it first for 116 places – 16 for every 10 places. 52% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 13 · 2025 13 · 2026 16
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 164 families put it first for 120 places – 14 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 12 · 2025 12 · 2026 14
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1763 pupils out of 2020 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 180
% eligible for free school meals: 11.4%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Chelmsford average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.3% a year (Chelmsford 12.4%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 74% moved to another school, 26% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 227 (2.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 216 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 112 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 41 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 40 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 35 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 34 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 57.1
Compared with the area: 2.7 points above the Chelmsford average (54.4)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (+7.0 points against an expected 50.1)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 82% (Chelmsford 78%, England 65%) Falling
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolChelmsford averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2023/24 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 2.7 points above the Chelmsford average (54.4).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

4th of 11 all-through schools in Chelmsford for Attainment 8

#2Chelmsford County High School for Girls80.7
#3Moulsham High School58.3
#4The Beaulieu Park School57.1
#5Great Baddow High School50.0
#6St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford49.9

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford83.3
#2Chelmsford County High School for Girls80.7
#3Moulsham High School58.3
#4The Beaulieu Park School57.1
#5Great Baddow High School50.0
#6St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford49.9
#7The Boswells School48.4
#8The Sandon School46.6
#9Chelmer Valley High School45.3
#10William de Ferrers School44.1
#11Hylands School37.8

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Spanish
Geography
Science Double Award
History
Media Studies
Physics (General)
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Computer Science
Art & Design
Sports Studies
Statistics
German
Speech & Drama
Religious Studies
Dance: General
Russian
D & T

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 78% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 13% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 12 percentage points above the Chelmsford average (66%)
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 92%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 108
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

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Year 6 SATs: joint 7th of 44 junior and primary schools in the area

=4The Tyrrells School80%
=7St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School78%
=7The Beaulieu Park School78%
=9Beehive Lane Community Primary School77%
=9St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Perryfields Junior School91%
#2Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford87%
#3Roxwell Church of England Primary School82%
=4Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School80%
=4The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School80%
=4The Tyrrells School80%
=7St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School78%
=7The Beaulieu Park School78%
=9Beehive Lane Community Primary School77%
=9St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF77%
=9Westlands Community Primary School77%
#12Meadgate Primary School75%
=13Maltese Road Primary School74%
=13The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford74%
=15Baddow Hall Junior School73%
=15St Pius X Catholic Primary School73%
=17Danbury Park Community Primary School71%
=17St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury71%
=19Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School70%
=19Stock Church of England Primary School70%
=21Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School69%
=21St Mary's Church of England Primary School69%
=23Moulsham Junior School67%
=23Woodville Primary School67%
#25Parkwood Academy66%
#26Boreham Primary School65%
#27Ford End Church of England Primary School64%
=28Collingwood Primary School63%
=28Priory Primary School, Bicknacre63%
#30Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery61%
#31Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School60%
#32Kings Road Primary School58%
#33Mildmay Primary School57%
#34Trinity Road Primary School56%
#35Elmwood Primary School55%
#36Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School54%
#37Runwell Community Primary School53%
=38Great Leighs Primary School52%
=38Springfield Primary School52%
#40Barnes Farm Primary School50%
#41Broomfield Primary School49%
#42Larkrise Primary School41%
#43Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers31%
#44Highwood Primary School25%

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2nd of 7 all-through schools in Chelmsford for Ofsted rating

#1Chelmsford County High School for GirlsOutstanding
#2The Beaulieu Park SchoolOutstanding
#3Chelmer Valley High SchoolGood
#4Moulsham High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chelmsford County High School for GirlsOutstanding
#2The Beaulieu Park SchoolOutstanding
#3Chelmer Valley High SchoolGood
#4Moulsham High SchoolGood
#5St John Payne Catholic School, ChelmsfordGood
#6The Boswells SchoolGood
#7The Sandon SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,280 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

10th of 11 all-through schools in Chelmsford for spending per pupil

#8Chelmsford County High School for Girls£7,087
#9St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford£6,992
#10The Beaulieu Park School£6,280
#11Moulsham High School£6,240

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Great Baddow High School£8,200
#2Hylands School£7,852
#3The Sandon School£7,786
#4King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford£7,620
#5William de Ferrers School£7,508
#6Chelmer Valley High School£7,411
#7The Boswells School£7,114
#8Chelmsford County High School for Girls£7,087
#9St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford£6,992
#10The Beaulieu Park School£6,280
#11Moulsham High School£6,240

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered