Academy converter · Essex

The King Edmund School

11–19Ages
1,318Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136868URN

Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

439 applications for 199 places · 54th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.3of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

66th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Essex median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

439 applications · 199 places offered · 169 named it first

2026 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2023 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.6
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.7
2016 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 13 years.

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	199	439	2.2	169	0.85
Sep 2025	213	440	2.1	166	0.78
Sep 2024	202	440	2.2	176	0.87
Sep 2023	220	469	2.1	193	0.88
Sep 2022	231	466	2.0	197	0.85
Sep 2021	230	500	2.2	154	0.67
Sep 2020	264	522	2.0	228	0.86
Sep 2019	263	543	2.1	219	0.83
Sep 2018	251	530	2.1	189	0.75
Sep 2017	267	543	2.0	235	0.88
Sep 2016	257	540	2.1	245	0.95
Sep 2015	264	547	2.1	249	0.94
Sep 2014	250	503	2.0	218	0.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

217 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.366th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%70th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.83

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	217	39.3	27%	51%	–
2024/25	236	36.3	23%	49%	–
2023/24	258	34.9	19%	46%	−0.83
2022/23	266	35.8	21%	47%	−1.00

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

The King Edmund SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
Lift Greensward
2.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
The Eastwood Academy
4.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Standards maintained2024

4.6applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Southend High School for Boys
4.7 km · Southend-on-Sea

Outstanding2024

6.2applications per place 75.1Attainment 8 Selective
Chase High School
4.9 km · Southend-on-Sea

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
St Thomas More High School
5.1 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Cecil Jones Academy
5.3 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2023

2.0applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
5.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Outstanding2023

5.7applications per place 77.2Attainment 8 Selective
Westcliff High School for Girls
5.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136868 · 881/5421
Trust: The King Edmund School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,600 pupils · 1,318 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: The King Edmund School (URN 115337)
Address: Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources