Thorpe Hall School
Wakering Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3RD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Duckitt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 600
- URN
- 115402
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702582340
About this school
Thorpe Hall School is an independent school in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 600 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Thorpe Hall School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Thorpe Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 45 | 60 | 66 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 50.9 | 54.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 55% | 62.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 86.7% | 90.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 16.7% | 7.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thorpe Hall 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 | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.7 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 508 |
| 2024/25 | 552 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 107
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alleyn Court Preparatory School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Southend-on-Sea
-
St Nicholas School0.8 miles
Academies · Southend-on-Sea
-
Victory Park Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Southend-On-Sea
-
Sutton House Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Southend-On-Sea
-
Southend YMCA Community School2.2 miles
Free Schools · Southend-on-Sea
Common questions
- What year groups does Thorpe Hall School teach?
- Thorpe Hall School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Hall School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Hall School is Mr Stephen Duckitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thorpe Hall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Thorpe Hall School?
- Thorpe Hall School has 600 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Thorpe Hall School full?
- Thorpe Hall School has capacity for 650 pupils and 600 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorpe Hall School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Thorpe Hall School a selective school?
- No. Thorpe Hall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Thorpe Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 54.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Thorpe Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe Hall 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 24 July 2026.