Beauchamps High School, locally known as Beauchamps, is a mixed intake

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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 current headteacher of the school is Mr Mat Harper. The previous head was Mr Robert Hodges.

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

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status as a Business and Enterprise school, and in 2008 it obtained a Vocational status. In 2014 the school received an Ofsted 'Outstanding' award.

Academics

According to the school's website, in 2007, 60% of

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passes were at Grades A to C, and 86% of students (a new school record) achieved 5

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s at Grades A* to C. The School was given an outstanding report by

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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.http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=39813

Notable former pupils

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References

External links

Beauchamps High School's website

Examination result 2010–2012
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