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The Beaulieu Park School

Armistice Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 6DT ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2023

At a glance

A state all-through free school for ages 4–19 in Chelmsford. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (January 2023). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 57.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 344 families put it first for 236 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 4–19
Pupils: 1,763
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Essex
Academy trust: THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Headteacher: Mr James Donaldson
Opened: Sept 2018

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 18 Jan 2023

OutstandingOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 179 pupils

Attainment 8

57.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

62.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

81.6%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.84

2023/24 · CI 0.63 to 1.05

This school

57.1

Essex

45.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

116

1st preferences

180

All applications

1,069

1st prefs per place

1.55

More first choices than places

93 of 180 first-preference applicants were offered a place (52%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,609

Capacity

2,020

87% full

Girls / boys

48/52

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)12.9%
English as an additional language12.7%
SEN support10.1%
Education, Health and Care plan2.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.