Tendring Primary School
School Road, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Mrs Alison Clark
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 114738
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255830307
About this school
Tendring Primary School is a community primary school in Clacton-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tendring Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 21 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tendring Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tendring Primary School compares
Tendring Primary School ranked 234th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.7% | 13% | 208 | — |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 29% | 8.4% | 36.8% | 179 | 2.1 miles |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School | 83% | 8.7% | 14.4% | 117 | 2.3 miles |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 27% | 5.8% | 16.6% | 231 | 2.6 miles |
| Great Bentley Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 11.5% | 258 | 3.0 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley | 58% | 5.6% | 24% | 100 | 3.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.04%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Clacton-On-Sea
-
Wix and Wrabness Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Manningtree
-
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery2.6 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Great Bentley Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Colchester
- 3.2 miles
Other schools in Clacton-on-Sea
Tendring Primary School ranks 5th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Alton Park Junior School Primary
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primary
- Cann Hall Primary School Primary
- Engaines Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Holland Haven Primary School Primary
- Holland Park Primary School Primary
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravens Academy Primary
- Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Primary
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tendring Primary School teach?
- Tendring Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Who is the head of school of Tendring Primary School?
- The head of school of Tendring Primary School is Mrs Alison Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tendring Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tendring Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Tendring Primary School?
- Tendring Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tendring Primary School full?
- Tendring Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tendring Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tendring Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tendring Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tendring Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Tendring Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tendring Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Tendring Primary School ranked 234th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tendring Primary School's absence rate?
- Tendring Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tendring Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tendring Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.