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Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Essex

Frobisher Drive, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH

Website 01255427073

80

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 08/07/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

89.8%

36.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

171

Capacity used

Has space

63%

270 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

23

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1818● 100%
2nd preference21● 50%
3rd preference10● 0%
4th preference20● 0%
Total231983%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Essex lets families list 4 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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Simon Wood
Address
Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH
Phone
01255427073
Local authority
Essex
Ward / constituency
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands · Clacton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143121

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals70%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support32%——
58% boys (100)42% girls (71)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

171 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    08 July 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 185 pupils

Attendance

89.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

36.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

5.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

35%
20/21
48%
21/22
42%
22/23
29%
23/24
36%
24/25

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 (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths80%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard76%
+14% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard45%
+12% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%
+12% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard84%
+10% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard53%
+23% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

592019452023802024762025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)76%61%
Higher standard8%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.