The FitzWimarc School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Rayleigh, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The FitzWimarc School is a secondary school in Rayleigh, Essex for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The FitzWimarc School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: 284 first-choice applications for 292 offers; 266 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- Among Year 7 2026 applications, 201 of the 1,055 (19%) came from families living outside Essex, and 22 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- In 2024/25, progress from GCSE to A level was above average, and the average A level grade was C+ (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,770 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Where these expectations are not met, staff will challenge pupils and follow up.”
- “Generally, pupils are polite and courteous.”
- “They are motivated by the school’s ‘bronze to platinum’ reward system.”
To improve
- “Despite this, a small minority of pupils still say unkind things.”
- “In small pockets of the curriculum, decisions about when to assess pupils are not well made.”
- “Although teachers typically check what pupils know, they occasionally use assessments before pupils have covered the range of learning they need to be successful.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 284 first-preference applications, 292 offers in total, 266 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- The Sweyne Park School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Deanes 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The King John School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lift Greensward 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Appleton School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beauchamps High School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- William de Ferrers School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The King Edmund School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published