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Beauchamps High School

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Established
  
1959

The Headteacher
  
Mr Robert Hodges

Local authority
  
Founded
  
1959

Chair
  
M. Beauchamp

Phone
  
+44 1268 735466

Number of students
  
1,303

Location
  
Beauchamps DriveWickfordEssexSS11 8LYEngland

Address
  
Beauchamps Dr, Wickford SS11 8LY, UK

Motto
  
"improvement is limitless"

Similar
  
The Billericay School, Mayflower High School, The James Hornsby High Sch, The Bromfords School, Great Baddow High Sch

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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. The current headteacher of the school is Mr Robert Hodges. The previous head was Mr Philip Bell.

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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.

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

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
  • Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore – Labour life peer
  • References

    Beauchamps High School Wikipedia