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St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Cloes Lane, Clacton-on-Sea CO16 8AG · st-clares.essex.sch.uk · 01255 425344
On the mapSearch near CO16 8AG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.24 mi
- 0.39 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 362
- 47 over 315 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.24 mi (391 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 54 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 55 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 41 | 0.9 | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.24 mi0.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Clare's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 22
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied