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Clacton County High School

11–18Ages
1,886Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138084URN

Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.3 below Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

471 applications for 303 places · 68th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.5of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

71st of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
19 September 2018
Graded 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 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

1.3 below Essex median (2.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

471 applications · 303 places offered · 342 named it first

2026 1.6; Essex median median 2.8
2025 1.6; Essex median median 2.7
2024 1.7; Essex median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
2022 1.7; Essex median median 2.7
2021 1.7; Essex median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Essex median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.7
2018 1.7; Essex median median 2.6
2017 1.6; Essex median median 2.7
2016 1.6; Essex median median 2.6
2015 1.7; Essex median median 2.5
2014 1.7; 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	303	471	1.6	342	1.13
Sep 2025	324	505	1.6	342	1.06
Sep 2024	334	562	1.7	388	1.16
Sep 2023	333	610	1.8	447	1.34
Sep 2022	327	552	1.7	391	1.20
Sep 2021	304	513	1.7	367	1.21
Sep 2020	274	524	1.9	368	1.34
Sep 2019	276	494	1.8	351	1.27
Sep 2018	299	513	1.7	370	1.24
Sep 2017	294	456	1.6	292	0.99
Sep 2016	247	404	1.6	245	0.99
Sep 2015	274	452	1.7	270	0.99
Sep 2014	250	435	1.7	246	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

290 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.571st of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%69th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	290	37.5	28%	46%	–
2024/25	276	38.6	30%	54%	–
2023/24	276	38.5	31%	48%	−0.35
2022/23	283	43.3	32%	51%	+0.05

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

Clacton County High SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Lift Clacton
1.4 km · Essex

Good2024

1.4applications per place 29.6Attainment 8
Lift Tendring
8.1 km · Essex

Good2024

1.5applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Colne Community School
10.0 km · Essex

Good2023

1.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
16.3 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.1applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
Manningtree High School
17.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Colchester Academy
18.8 km · Essex

Good2023

1.5applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
The Thomas Lord Audley School
19.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Gilberd School
21.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 49.9Attainment 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: 138084 · 881/5444
Trust: The Sigma Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,320 pupils · 1,886 on roll
Free school meals: 36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Clacton County High School (URN 115360)
Address: Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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