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The FitzWimarc School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Hockley Road, Rayleigh SS6 8EB · fitzwimarc.com · 01268 743884

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.2
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,770
97% of 1,820 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Fitzwimarc School Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 284 families put the school first and 292 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 261 (Places 277)261September 2023: 264 (Places 280)264September 2024: 341 (Places 297)341September 2025: 330 (Places 295)330September 2026: 284 (Places 292)284Places 292
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026292284194%
September 2025Sept 20252953301.1▲86%
September 2024Sept 20242973411.1▲85%
September 2023Sept 20232802640.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222772610.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.2, and 41.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (35 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.0 (England 46.3)47.02017/18: 45.9 (England 46.5)45.92018/19: 48.2 (England 46.7)48.22021/22: 51.8 (England 48.8)51.82022/23: 47.1 (England 46.3)47.12023/24: 46.3 (England 45.9)46.32024/25: 45.2 (England 46.0)45.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.246.0
▼41.2%45.4%
●64.0%64.8%
▲54.0%40.5%
●4.014.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41−13.6
Further education47.2+18
Apprenticeship5.2+1.5
Employment2.1−1.2
Not in a lasting destination2.8−1.3
Activity not captured1.7−2.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published17/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 33.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 41.1 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 35.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 34.1 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.0 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
135 studentsC+ (35)Above average +0.19
135 studentsB- (35)Above average +0.19
38 studentsDist+ (41.4)Well above average +0.87
10.7%AAB or better
91.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24138C+ (34.1)+0.22
2022/23111B- (35.1)—
2021/22113B (41.1)—
2018/1972C (31.5)0.00
2017/1886C+ (33.2)+0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University43.3−9.8
Further education1.4−0.1
Apprenticeship10−3.8
Employment30.7+13
Not in a lasting destination9.3−1.5
Activity not captured5.3+2.2

Ofsted

The FitzWimarc School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
5 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jun 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (253 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
90%
Replies
253
15% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 48 parents (19%) with SEND

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