FitzWimarc School

FitzWimarc School is a secondary school in Rayleigh, United Kingdom, named after the Norman land-holder Robert FitzWimarc.^[2] The current headteacher is Robert Harris.

The FitzWimarc School
Location
Hockley Road Rayleigh , Essex , SS6 8EB[1] England
Information
Other name	Fitz (Colloquially)
Type	Academy
Established	1927; 98 years ago (1927)
Local authority	Essex County Council
Department for Education URN	141841 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Robert Louis Stevenharrison[1]
Age range	11–19[1]
Enrolment	1584[1]
Capacity	1670[1]
Website	www.fitzwimarc.com

History

• 1927 Opened as Rayleigh Council Senior School at first location on Love Lane.^[3]
• 30 August 1937 Moved to Hockley Road.^[3]
• 19 November 1937 Opening ceremony performed by John W. Burrows J.P., Chairman of the Southend Higher Education Committee.^[3]
• 10 April 1945 Re-opened as a secondary modern school with a new name ‘Rayleigh Secondary Modern School’ and an extended catchment of 11- to 15-year-olds.^[3]
• 1948 Renamed Rayleigh Secondary Modern and Technical School.^[3]
• 1964 Home Economics block built.^{[citation needed]}
• 1967 Re-opened as a comprehensive school and renamed Fitzwimarc Comprehensive School.^[3]
• 1 March 2015 Converted to an academy.^[4]
• September 2016 Opened Fitzwimarc Sixth Form.^[5]

School performance

As of May 2023, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was on the 6th October 2022, with a judgement of Good.