Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F29
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harwich, CO12 3TG
- Distance
- 6.8km away
Felixstowe School
High Street, Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Local ranking35th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 224
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 41.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 24.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 55
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1211
- Boys
- 586 (50%)
- Girls
- 583 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (78% full)
- SEND
- 14.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.9%
- EAL
- 9.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 11.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,680/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
- 12.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.3%
- White Other: 6.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Other: 0.7%
85.3%
White British
6.4%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137321
- UKPRN
- 10034997
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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