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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 February 2015Graded 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 entry569 applications · 179 places offered · 202 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.7
- 2025 3.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.0
- 2024 2.8; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.8
- 2023 2.8; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.9
- 2022 3.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.7
- 2021 3.4; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.4
- 2020 3.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.2
- 2019 3.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.1
- 2018 2.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.9
- 2017 3.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2016 3.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2015 2.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 3.5
- 2014 2.5; 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 | 179 | 569 | 3.2 | 202 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2025 | 184 | 556 | 3.0 | 184 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 484 | 2.8 | 182 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 175 | 496 | 2.8 | 184 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 187 | 555 | 3.0 | 213 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2021 | 173 | 592 | 3.4 | 149 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 530 | 3.1 | 179 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 173 | 511 | 3.0 | 196 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 177 | 510 | 2.9 | 170 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 148 | 467 | 3.2 | 159 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 147 | 434 | 3.0 | 164 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 145 | 392 | 2.7 | 130 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 147 | 367 | 2.5 | 139 | 0.95 |
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.) | 180 | 52.9 | 57% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 179 | 52.3 | 64% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 178 | 49.8 | 57% | 78% | +0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | 54.4 | 65% | 84% | +0.35 |
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
- St Thomas More High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.2applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20235.7applications per place 77.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.3 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20244.6applications per place 73.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.1 km · Southend-on-SeaStandards maintained20244.6applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Southend-on-SeaSpecial measures 20262.0applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Southend-on-SeaOutstanding20246.2applications per place 75.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.2 km · Southend-on-Sea20262.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20232.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · Southend-on-SeaGood20232.0applications per place 35.4Attainment 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
- 137310 · 882/5447
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 1,243 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 17 August 2011
- Replaced
- St Thomas More High School for Boys (URN 115363)
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources