The St Christopher School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Southend-on-Sea
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/04/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
92.1%
19.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
270
Capacity used
Over capacity141%
191 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elspeth Kirk
- Address
- Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
- Phone
- 01702524193
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Blenheim Park · Southend West and Leigh
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138044
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
270 pupils · 191 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Early years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
14 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 241 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 4.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 6 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.