The King Edmund School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,318
Capacity used
Has space82%
1,600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
166 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
213
Places offered
440
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 166 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 109 | 23 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 82 | 9 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 83 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 440 | 202 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 196 applications came from outside the council area (68 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Ingate
- Address
- Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
- Phone
- 01702545771
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Roche North and Rural · Southend East and Rochford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136868
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KING EDMUND SCHOOL
1,318 pupils · 1,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,174 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.83 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.70 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.86 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.98 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 56 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 234 | 6% | 29% | 57% | |
| Mathematics | 233 | 4% | 33% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 222 | 9% | 37% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 170 | 0% | 11% | 34% | |
| Geography | 73 | 7% | 34% | 56% | |
| Business | 71 | 11% | 39% | 55% | |
| Social Studies | 58 | 14% | 41% | 53% | |
| Biology | 54 | 17% | 80% | 96% | |
| Physics | 54 | 17% | 81% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 13% | 78% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 48 | 8% | 35% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 36% | 55% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 21 | 0% | 10% | 24% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Sociology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16949: The King Edmund School, Rochford
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 32% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 34% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.