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Lancaster School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · Special academy
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0RT · lancaster.southend.sch.uk · 01702 342543
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 138
- 32 over 106 places · 130%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sen Trust Southend
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115445)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +15.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lancaster School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 11
- 11% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (100%) with SEND