Beauchamps High School
Foundation secondary school in Wickford (Essex).
Attainment 8
45.6
▼ 0.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.4%
▲ 0.1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.9%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.0%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.3%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
94%
1,486 / 1,586 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Jan 2025
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Beauchamps High School is a secondary school located in Wickford, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,469 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,436. The school is led by Mr Mathew Harper.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Stem
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Mindfulness
- Photography
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 115322
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 9 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Trevor Cook | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Wayne Leslie Harris Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Strange Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Strange Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Wayne Leslie Harris Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Hartie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebecca Down | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Wayne Leslie Harris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Michelle Steadman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Osborn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Trevor Cook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Heather Jane Frost | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mat Harper | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Lorraine Ramet | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Benjamin Heath Barling Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Strange Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Wayne Leslie Harris Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Matt Hodges Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Olayinka Mosadomi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record