Engaines Primary School and NurseryRolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Clacton-on-Sea.

Summary of the comparison

Engaines Primary School and Nursery and Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea.

  • Engaines Primary School and Nursery scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Engaines Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Engaines Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Engaines Primary School and Nursery and 27.0% for Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Engaines Primary School and Nursery (58.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery (41.0% in 2022-23, 27.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Engaines Primary School and Nursery versus Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Clacton-on-SeaEngaines Primary School and NurseryClacton-on-SeaRolph Church of England Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking265th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure367th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll308 230
Capacity266 244
LocationClacton-on-Sea, CO16 9PH Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure27.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census308 230
Free school meals (ever 6)29.1% 16.6%
English as an additional language5.5% 3.5%
SEN support15.9% 13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.1% Stronger figure18.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Engaines Primary School and Nursery

Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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