The King Edmund School
Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KING EDMUND SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Ingate
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,318
- URN
- 136868
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702545771
About this school
The King Edmund School is a secondary academy in Rochford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,318 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The King Edmund School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 266 | 258 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | 34.9 | 36.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.00 -1.17 to -0.82 | -0.83 -1.01 to -0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 18.6% | 22.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 46.1% | 49.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 4.7% | 7.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
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 The King Edmund 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 | 35.8 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.9 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.3 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,516 |
| 2023/24 | 1,430 |
| 2024/25 | 1,354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The King Edmund School compares
The King Edmund School ranked 71st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.3 | 9.7% | 33.5% | 1,318 | — |
| Lift Greensward | 49.4 | 6.3% | 14.2% | 1,605 | 1.7 miles |
| The Eastwood Academy | 51.6 | 6.3% | 18.6% | 1,154 | 2.7 miles |
| Southend High School for Boys | 73.8 | 4.4% | 7.5% | 1,332 | 2.9 miles |
| Chase High School | 39.2 | 10.3% | 41.7% | 1,293 | 3.1 miles |
| St Thomas More High School | 52.3 | 4.7% | 15.6% | 1,243 | 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)
- 33.54%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Greensward1.7 miles
Secondary · Hockley
-
The Eastwood Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Southend High School for Boys2.9 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Chase High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
St Thomas More High School3.2 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
Other schools in Rochford
- Canewdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holt Farm Infant School Primary
- Holt Farm Junior School Primary
- Lift Ashingdon Primary
- Rochford Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stambridge Primary School Primary
- Waterman Primary School Primary
- Poplar Adolescent Unit Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does The King Edmund School teach?
- The King Edmund School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rochford.
- Who is the headteacher of The King Edmund School?
- The headteacher of The King Edmund School is Ms Joanne Ingate, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The King Edmund School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The King Edmund 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 The King Edmund School?
- The King Edmund School has 1,318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The King Edmund School full?
- The King Edmund School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,318 on roll (82%), 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 The King Edmund School a faith school?
- No. The King Edmund School has no designated religious character.
- Is The King Edmund School a selective school?
- No. The King Edmund School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The King Edmund School part of an academy trust?
- The King Edmund School is part of THE KING EDMUND SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The King Edmund School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.8 in 2022/23 and 36.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The King Edmund School compare with other schools in Essex?
- The King Edmund School ranked 71st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The King Edmund School's absence rate?
- The King Edmund School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The King Edmund School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The King Edmund 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 1 July 2026.