The Eastwood AcademySt Thomas More High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Eastwood Academy and St Thomas More High School are secondary schools.
The Eastwood Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Thomas More High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Eastwood Academy is ahead on our composite score.
The Eastwood Academy was judged Outstanding and St Thomas More High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.6 for The Eastwood Academy and 52.3 for St Thomas More High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Eastwood Academy (56.3 in 2021-22, 51.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Thomas More High School (53.5 in 2021-22, 52.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Leigh-on-SeaThe Eastwood Academy | Westcliff-on-SeaSt Thomas More High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | 7th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,143 | 1,206 | |
| Capacity | 970 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 52.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.5% | 63.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82.4% Stronger figure | 74.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.9% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 Stronger figure | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 222 | 179 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 139 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 32.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 7.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,143 | 1,206 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.6% | 15.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 15.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.3% | 7.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.8% | 9.3% Stronger figure | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
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.
The Eastwood Academy
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