Sir Martin Frobisher Academy
Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Wood
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 143121
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255427073
About this school
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy is a primary academy in Clacton-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 171 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 30 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 80% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 83% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Sir Martin Frobisher Academy 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 | 45% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Martin Frobisher Academy compares
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy ranked 87th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 10.2% | 75.1% | 171 | — |
| Ravens Academy | 41% | 9.4% | 70.9% | 262 | 1.0 miles |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 10.3% | 50.9% | 299 | 1.1 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.5% | 40.3% | 362 | 1.1 miles |
| Alton Park Junior School | 35% | 8.8% | 61.4% | 394 | 1.2 miles |
| St Osyth Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.3% | 41.2% | 290 | 1.7 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)
- 75.14%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.18%
- Persistent absence
- 36.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravens Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Alton Park Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
St Osyth Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
Other schools in Clacton-on-Sea
Sir Martin Frobisher Academy ranks 1st 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
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Osyth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sir Martin Frobisher Academy teach?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Martin Frobisher Academy?
- The headteacher of Sir Martin Frobisher Academy is Mr Simon Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sir Martin Frobisher Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Martin Frobisher Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sir Martin Frobisher Academy?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sir Martin Frobisher Academy full?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 171 on roll (63%), 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 Sir Martin Frobisher Academy a faith school?
- No. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sir Martin Frobisher Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sir Martin Frobisher Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sir Martin Frobisher Academy?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir Martin Frobisher Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Martin Frobisher Academy rank locally?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy ranked 87th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Martin Frobisher Academy's absence rate?
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Martin Frobisher Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Martin Frobisher Academy'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 2 July 2026.