The Beaulieu Park School, Chelmsford

In its own words: "The Beaulieu Park School is Essex's first 'All Through' school. Our Primary phase opened for reception students in September 2018 and the Secondary phase opened in September 2019."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to the pages for The Beaulieu Park School Primary School. The Beaulieu Park School is an all-through school. Our Primary children are very lucky. They are a key part of the Beaulieu family and with access to a fantastic array of facilities."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £5.50 per session.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 and an open day on Monday 30 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Beaulieu Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

78% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is up from 57.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.84: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 62.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 24.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Spanish, Geography and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 180 families put The Beaulieu Park School as their first choice and 1069 named it as one of their preferences, for 116 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 87 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Beaulieu Park School are The Boswells School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Chelmer Valley High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (1.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 81.4).

The Beaulieu Park School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Beaulieu Park School is one of 11 schools run by The Chelmsford Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 203 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 53 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Park Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Porter (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Beaulieu Park School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Beaulieu Park School issued 96 suspensions, 6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Beaulieu Park School are Springfield Primary School (0.5 miles), The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Perryfields Infant School (0.8 miles) and Perryfields Junior School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.