Academy sponsor led · Essex

Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

2–11Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143121URN

Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

1.4per place

1.0 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

37 applications for 26 places · 343rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Essex median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.1; Essex median median 2.4
2023 0.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 0.7; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.1; Essex median median 2.5
2018 0.9; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.3; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Frobisher Primary and Nursery School (URN 114757), the previous school.

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	26	37	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2025	21	23	1.1	18	0.86
Sep 2024	19	21	1.1	17	0.89
Sep 2023	16	13	0.8	12	0.75
Sep 2022	26	17	0.7	13	0.50
Sep 2021	9	12	1.3	8	0.89
Sep 2020	13	18	1.4	12	0.92
Sep 2019	21	22	1.1	17	0.81
Sep 2018	33	29	0.9	26	0.79
Sep 2017	32	40	1.3	31	0.97
Sep 2016 *	43	52	1.2	34	0.79
Sep 2015 *	38	39	1.0	33	0.87
Sep 2014 *	28	26	0.9	17	0.61

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 84% · Maths 84% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%78th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	8%	106	105
2023/24	80%	10%	108	106
2022/23	45%	0%	103	103

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

Sir Martin Frobisher AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ravens Academy
1.7 km · Essex

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Essex

2026

1.5applications per place
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Alton Park Junior School
1.9 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

35%met the SATs standard
St Osyth Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Good2023

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
White Hall Academy and Nursery
2.7 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Cann Hall Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
3.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard

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: 143121 · 881/2139
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 270 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 70.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Frobisher Primary and Nursery School (URN 114757)
Address: Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

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