The Beaulieu Park School

The Beaulieu Park School has received its first inspection and has been rated as outstanding across all criteria. The school provides an exceptional education for its pupils, encouraging a strong sense of belonging and enthusiasm for learning. The inclusive environment supports all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring their active participation in the curriculum. As reported, pupils feel safe and valued in a nurturing atmosphere where positive behavior is consistently upheld.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all subjects.
• High standards of behavior and respect among pupils.
• Effective leadership with a clear and ambitious vision for the school.
• A rich variety of extracurricular activities that enhance community spirit.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring their progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Beaulieu Park School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.7% of pupils at The Beaulieu Park School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Beaulieu Park School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.5% of pupils at The Beaulieu Park School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Beaulieu Park School received £6,744 and spent £6,689 for each of its 1,609 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,762,000 (£1,716 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, income was £6,917 and spending £6,857 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chelmsford · Essex local authority: places and applications

The Beaulieu Park School is part of The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• The Boswells School Chelmsford
• Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford
• The Tyrrells School Chelmsford
• Barnes Farm Primary School Chelmsford
• Woodville Primary School Chelmsford
• Rettendon Primary School Chelmsford
• William de Ferrers School Chelmsford
• Runwell Community Primary School Wickford
• Lakelands Primary School Colchester
• Roding Valley High School Loughton

What is The Beaulieu Park School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Beaulieu Park School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was The Beaulieu Park School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Beaulieu Park School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does The Beaulieu Park School have?

The Beaulieu Park School has 1,763 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Beaulieu Park School cover?

The Beaulieu Park School for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are The Beaulieu Park School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 59.3, and 78% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are The Beaulieu Park School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Beaulieu Park School?

The Beaulieu Park School is at Armistice Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT.