Academy converter · Essex

The Sweyne Park School

11–19Ages
1,429Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139534URN

Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.7 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

821 applications for 234 places · 22nd of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.3of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

57th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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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

3.5applications per place, Year 7

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

821 applications · 234 places offered · 200 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.5; Essex median median 2.8
2025 3.7; Essex median median 2.7
2024 4.1; Essex median median 2.8
2023 3.4; Essex median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Essex median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Essex median median 2.6
2020 3.7; Essex median median 2.8
2019 3.6; Essex median median 2.7
2018 3.6; Essex median median 2.6
2017 3.8; Essex median median 2.7
2016 3.6; Essex median median 2.6
2015 3.6; Essex median median 2.5
2014 3.5; Essex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Essex median in 13 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	234	821	3.5	200	0.85
Sep 2025	227	841	3.7	194	0.85
Sep 2024	195	800	4.1	162	0.83
Sep 2023	258	881	3.4	224	0.87
Sep 2022	254	921	3.6	244	0.96
Sep 2021	245	934	3.8	251	1.02
Sep 2020	238	891	3.7	283	1.19
Sep 2019	238	857	3.6	250	1.05
Sep 2018	257	935	3.6	283	1.10
Sep 2017	263	993	3.8	288	1.10
Sep 2016	235	850	3.6	234	1.00
Sep 2015	243	870	3.6	282	1.16
Sep 2014	242	852	3.5	250	1.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

266 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.357th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%56th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	266	41.3	36%	62%	–
2024/25	247	44.0	47%	70%	–
2023/24	264	40.2	33%	59%	−0.38
2022/23	246	43.1	42%	63%	−0.31

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 Sweyne Park SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
The FitzWimarc School
1.1 km · Essex

Good2022

3.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
The Deanes
3.1 km · Essex

Good2023

3.9applications per place 32.2Attainment 8
Beauchamps High School
4.4 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
The King John School
4.4 km · Essex

2026

3.2applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Harris Academy Benfleet
4.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Lift Greensward
4.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
William de Ferrers School
5.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Belfairs Academy
5.8 km · Southend-on-Sea

2026

2.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8

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: 139534 · 881/4011
Trust: Rayleigh Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,520 pupils · 1,429 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: The Sweyne Park School (URN 131110)
Address: Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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