The FitzWimarc School
Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE FITZWIMARC SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Harris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,820
- Pupils on roll
- 1,770
- URN
- 141841
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268743884
About this school
The FitzWimarc School is a secondary academy in Rayleigh. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,770 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The FitzWimarc School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 298 | 290 | 289 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 46.3 | 45.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.27 to +0.06 | -0.20 -0.36 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 43.4% | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 70% | 64% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 59% | 54% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The FitzWimarc School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.1 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,772 |
| 2023/24 | 1,782 |
| 2024/25 | 1,787 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The FitzWimarc School compares
The FitzWimarc School ranked 37th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.2 | 7.6% | 15.2% | 1,770 | — |
| The Sweyne Park School | 44 | 7.8% | 19.9% | 1,429 | 0.7 miles |
| The Deanes | 34.4 | 11.5% | 32% | 588 | 1.6 miles |
| The King John School | 49.6 | 5.9% | 16% | 2,098 | 2.5 miles |
| Lift Greensward | 49.4 | 6.3% | 14.2% | 1,605 | 2.5 miles |
| The Eastwood Academy | 51.6 | 6.3% | 18.6% | 1,154 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.15%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 21.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Sweyne Park School0.7 miles
Secondary · Rayleigh
-
The Deanes1.6 miles
Secondary · Benfleet
-
The King John School2.5 miles
Secondary · Benfleet
-
Lift Greensward2.5 miles
Secondary · Hockley
-
The Eastwood Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Rayleigh
- The Sweyne Park School Secondary
- Down Hall Primary School Primary
- Edward Francis Primary School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grove Wood Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rayleigh Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyburns Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The FitzWimarc School teach?
- The FitzWimarc School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rayleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of The FitzWimarc School?
- The headteacher of The FitzWimarc School is Mr Robert Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The FitzWimarc School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The FitzWimarc School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The FitzWimarc School?
- The FitzWimarc School has 1,770 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The FitzWimarc School full?
- The FitzWimarc School has capacity for 1,820 pupils and 1,770 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The FitzWimarc School a faith school?
- No. The FitzWimarc School has no designated religious character.
- Is The FitzWimarc School a selective school?
- No. The FitzWimarc School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The FitzWimarc School part of an academy trust?
- The FitzWimarc School is part of THE FITZWIMARC SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The FitzWimarc School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.1 in 2022/23 and 45.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The FitzWimarc School compare with other schools in Essex?
- The FitzWimarc School ranked 37th of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The FitzWimarc School's absence rate?
- The FitzWimarc School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The FitzWimarc School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The FitzWimarc School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.