Clacton County High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
- Distance
- 8.1km away
Lift Tendring
Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Local ranking61st of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1980
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 288
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 72.0%
- Higher education
- 26.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 27.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
26.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
54
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 150
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1554
- Boys
- 731 (50%)
- Girls
- 733 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1980 (74% full)
- SEND
- 20.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.3%
- EAL
- 3.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 15.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,938/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 37.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.0%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
89.0%
White British
2.1%
Mixed Other
1.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Rochford Way
Frinton-on-Sea, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137188
- UKPRN
- 10034837
- Establishment No.
- 5432
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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