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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 10 June 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry701 applications · 266 places offered · 266 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Essex median median 2.8
- 2025 2.7; Essex median median 2.7
- 2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
- 2023 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
- 2021 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
- 2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
- 2019 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
- 2018 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
- 2017 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
- 2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
- 2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
- 2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
- This school
- Essex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 266 | 701 | 2.6 | 266 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 266 | 718 | 2.7 | 288 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 267 | 740 | 2.8 | 288 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2023 | 242 | 665 | 2.8 | 219 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 268 | 684 | 2.6 | 258 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 269 | 801 | 3.0 | 263 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 268 | 754 | 2.8 | 256 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 265 | 734 | 2.8 | 242 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 266 | 648 | 2.4 | 225 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 | 219 | 627 | 2.9 | 203 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 211 | 515 | 2.4 | 181 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 226 | 523 | 2.3 | 194 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 227 | 533 | 2.4 | 196 | 0.86 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 260 | 50.5 | 54% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 269 | 49.4 | 56% | 77% | – |
| 2023/24 | 266 | 46.6 | 51% | 73% | −0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 255 | 50.6 | 54% | 79% | +0.25 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lift GreenswardThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · EssexGood20242.2applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · EssexGood20223.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Southend-on-SeaStandards maintained20244.6applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20253.5applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20243.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20244.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 6.0 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20235.7applications per place 77.2Attainment 8 Selective
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135652 · 881/6906
- Trust
- Lift Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,650 pupils · 1,605 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2008
- Replaced
- Greensward College (URN 115351)
- Address
- Greensward Lane, Hockley, SS5 5HG
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources