St Clere's School
Butts Lane, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Jon Purkiss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,460
- URN
- 137456
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375641001
About this school
St Clere's School is a secondary academy in Stanford-le-Hope. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,460 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Clere's 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 343 | 252 | 256 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 42.5 | 43.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.32 to -0.02 | -0.34 -0.52 to -0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 36.5% | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 59.1% | 64.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 42.5% | 54.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 St Clere's 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 | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,347 |
| 2023/24 | 1,332 |
| 2024/25 | 1,438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Clere's School compares
St Clere's School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.2 | 7.6% | 22.9% | 1,460 | — |
| Mossbourne Port Side Academy | — | 8.3% | 36.4% | 443 | 0.8 miles |
| Mossbourne Fobbing Academy | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 859 | 2.0 miles |
| Orsett Heath Academy | 47 | 7.1% | 23.1% | 699 | 3.2 miles |
| The Gateway Academy | 46.1 | 7.5% | 42.3% | 1,030 | 3.4 miles |
| William Edwards School | 42.5 | 8% | 21.7% | 984 | 3.8 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)
- 22.91%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 20.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mossbourne Port Side Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
Orsett Heath Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
The Gateway Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
William Edwards School3.8 miles
Secondary · Grays
Other schools in Stanford-le-Hope
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Secondary
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy Secondary
- Abbots Hall Primary School Primary
- Arthur Bugler Primary School Primary
- Giffards Primary School Primary
- Graham James Primary Academy Primary
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Primary
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Clere's School teach?
- St Clere's School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Stanford-le-Hope.
- Who is the head teacher of St Clere's School?
- The head teacher of St Clere's School is Mr Jon Purkiss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Clere's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Clere's 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 St Clere's School?
- St Clere's School has 1,460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is St Clere's School full?
- St Clere's School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,460 on roll (97%), 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 St Clere's School a faith school?
- No. St Clere's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Clere's School a selective school?
- No. St Clere's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Clere's School part of an academy trust?
- St Clere's School is part of OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Clere's School have?
- The schools register lists St Clere's School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Clere's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 43.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Clere's School compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- St Clere's School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Clere's School's absence rate?
- St Clere's School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Clere's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Clere's 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.