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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 December 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry1,020 applications · 220 places offered · 359 named it first
- 2026 4.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.7
- 2025 4.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.0
- 2024 3.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.8
- 2023 4.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.9
- 2022 4.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.7
- 2021 5.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.4
- 2020 5.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.2
- 2019 4.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.1
- 2018 4.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.9
- 2017 3.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2016 3.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2015 3.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2014 3.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- This school
- Southend-on-Sea 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 | 220 | 1,020 | 4.6 | 359 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2025 | 226 | 960 | 4.3 | 293 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 228 | 878 | 3.9 | 247 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2023 | 226 | 942 | 4.2 | 297 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2022 | 235 | 966 | 4.1 | 299 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 212 | 1,188 | 5.6 | 297 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2020 | 202 | 1,031 | 5.1 | 321 | 1.59 |
| Sep 2019 | 216 | 929 | 4.3 | 296 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2018 | 197 | 920 | 4.7 | 310 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2017 | 206 | 797 | 3.9 | 264 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2016 | 187 | 669 | 3.6 | 193 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 176 | 617 | 3.5 | 170 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 167 | 592 | 3.5 | 194 | 1.16 |
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.) | 222 | 51.2 | 52% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 222 | 51.6 | 55% | 82% | – |
| 2023/24 | 220 | 52.6 | 66% | 84% | +0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 205 | 50.7 | 56% | 79% | +0.48 |
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 Eastwood AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20244.6applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20243.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20244.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.3 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20235.7applications per place 77.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.1 km · Southend-on-SeaSpecial measures 20262.0applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Southend-on-Sea20262.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20246.2applications per place 75.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.7 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20232.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · EssexGood20242.2applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137284 · 882/5414
- Trust
- Tenacitas Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 970 pupils · 1,154 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 17 August 2011
- Replaced
- The Eastwood School (11-18) (URN 115330)
- Address
- Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources