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Clacton County High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 6DZ · countyhigh.org.uk · 01255 424266

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
38.6
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,886
81% of 2,320 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.8%
First language not English
6.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Sigma Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 342 families put the school first and 303 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 391 (Places 327)391September 2023: 447 (Places 333)447September 2024: 388 (Places 334)388September 2025: 342 (Places 324)342September 2026: 342 (Places 303)342Places 303
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263033421.1▲87%
September 2025Sept 20253243421.1▲92%
September 2024Sept 20243343881.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 20233334471.3▲74%
September 2022Sept 20223273911.2▲83%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.6, and 30.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.2 (England 46.3)45.22017/18: 43.8 (England 46.5)43.82018/19: 44.0 (England 46.7)44.02021/22: 43.5 (England 48.8)43.52022/23: 43.3 (England 46.3)43.32023/24: 38.5 (England 45.9)38.52024/25: 38.6 (England 46.0)38.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼38.646.0
▼30.1%45.4%
▼54.0%64.8%
▼18.1%40.5%
▼3.104.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form35.5−3.9
Sixth form college5.4−4.3
Further education38.8+4.2
Apprenticeship4−0.5
Employment3.3+1.6
Not in a lasting destination8.7+1.4
Activity not captured4.3+1.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.8 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 26.4 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 26.6 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 31.4 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 29.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.7 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
104 studentsC- (27.7)Below average -0.35
108 studentsC- (28.1)Below average -0.31
120 studentsMerit+ (27.7)Average -0.05
31 studentsDist- (32.6)Average +0.09
5.4%AAB or better
95.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2473C (29.4)-0.22
2022/2356C (29.3)—
2021/2272C (31.4)—
2018/1972C- (26.6)-0.38
2017/1879C- (26.4)-0.56
2016/1784C (30.8)+0.25
2015/1699C- (28.1)+0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University48+1.4
Further and other education1.6+0.8
Further education0.8—
Other education0.8—
Apprenticeship5.5+1
Employment22.8−5.8
Not in a lasting destination17.3+3
Activity not captured4.7−0.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Clacton County High School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
142
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼61% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 50 parents (35%) with SEND

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