Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Clare's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
362Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139583URN

Cloes Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

77 applications for 42 places · 281st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
3 June 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Essex median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

77 applications · 42 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.8; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.6; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.0; Essex median median 2.8

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

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	42	77	1.8	37	0.88
Sep 2025	45	85	1.9	54	1.20
Sep 2024	41	72	1.8	41	1.00
Sep 2023	45	88	2.0	55	1.22
Sep 2022	45	92	2.0	41	0.91
Sep 2021	45	80	1.8	47	1.04
Sep 2020	40	58	1.5	36	0.90
Sep 2019	45	86	1.9	54	1.20
Sep 2018	45	79	1.8	35	0.78
Sep 2017	43	69	1.6	37	0.86
Sep 2016	45	99	2.2	40	0.89
Sep 2015	45	98	2.2	46	1.02
Sep 2014	45	91	2.0	49	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 75% · Maths 84% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%110th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	5%	105	104
2023/24	82%	7%	109	106
2022/23	84%	7%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ravens Academy
0.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Cann Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place
White Hall Academy and Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Alton Park Junior School
1.2 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy
1.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
2.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Burrsville Infant Academy
2.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139583 · 881/2060
Trust: The Rosary Trust - A Catholic Multi Academy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 362 on roll
Free school meals: 35.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St Clare's Catholic Primary School (URN 115259)
Address: Cloes Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources