Clacton County High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
28.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,886
Capacity used
Has space81%
2,320 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
313 of 342 families who put it first got an offer
324
Places offered
505
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 342 | 313 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 9 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 10 | 1 | ● 10% |
| Total | 505 | 324 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Gallagher
- Address
- Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
- Phone
- 01255424266
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- St Paul's · Clacton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138084
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SIGMA TRUST
1,886 pupils · 2,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,649 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
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 | 38.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.39 | — | — |
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 | 38.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 276 | — |
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 | 27.74 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 104 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 274 | 6% | 36% | 61% | |
| English Language | 274 | 9% | 42% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 271 | 6% | 42% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 212 | 2% | 19% | 41% | |
| History | 146 | 9% | 30% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 9% | 47% | 68% | |
| Geography | 64 | 6% | 31% | 47% | |
| Computer Science | 63 | 3% | 24% | 40% | |
| Spanish | 57 | 18% | 49% | 65% | |
| Biology | 56 | 5% | 38% | 50% | |
| Physics | 56 | 2% | 38% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 2% | 25% | 48% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 5% | 23% | |
| Film Studies | 22 | 0% | 14% | 45% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 0% | 19% | 24% | |
| Biology | 14 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Computer Science | 12 | 0% | 0% | 42% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 0% | 58% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 11 | 0% | 18% | 64% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Photography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% | |
| Law | 9 | 22% | 22% | 22% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10647: Clacton County High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 47% | — | — |
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.