FitzWimarc School

The FitzWimarc School
Address
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

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.

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.

The school is widely known for nepotism with Steve Jolley, having his own daughter attend ^[6]

Robert Harris also banned the word banter ^[7]

References

1. "The FitzWimarc School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
2. "The FitzWimarc School". www.fitzwimarc.com.
3. "FITZWIMARC SCHOOL, RAYLEIGH". Essex Record Office. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. Cladingbowl, Michael (2015). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
5. "History".
6. "Exam revision: 'Our dad's a teacher - this is how we deal with study stress'". BBC News. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
7. "'Banter' no more, as school cracks down on excuse for bad behaviour". Echo. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2025.

External links

Official website

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