St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Osyth Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Clare's Catholic Primary School and St Osyth Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea.

  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Osyth Church of England Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Clare's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and St Osyth Church of England Primary School 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 73.0% for St Clare's Catholic Primary School and 55.0% for St Osyth Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Clare's Catholic Primary School (84.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Osyth Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Clare's Catholic Primary School versus St Osyth Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Clacton-on-SeaSt Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolClacton-on-SeaSt Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking131st of 430 in Essex Stronger figure270th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll366 296
Capacity315 315
LocationClacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8PN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census366 296
Free school meals (ever 6)40.3% 41.2%
English as an additional language10.9% 2.4%
SEN support7.4% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.6% 20.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

St Clare's Catholic Primary School

St Osyth Church of England Primary School

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