Compass Community School Essex
274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Essex, CO16 9PY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Kempster
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 18
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 147473
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07549031599
About this school
Compass Community School Essex is an independent special school in Essex. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Essex 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
Compass Community School Essex has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2020, 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 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 6.7 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.4 | - |
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 Compass Community School Essex has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
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
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Minerva Independent School2.7 miles
Special schools · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Shorefields School3.1 miles
Special schools · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Learn and Prosper School3.2 miles
Special schools · Clacton-on-Sea
-
St Philomena's School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Frinton-on-Sea
-
Market Field School7.4 miles
Academies · Colchester
Other schools in Essex
- Cambian Great Dunmow School Special schools
- The Belsteads School Special schools
- Elm Green Preparatory School Independent schools
- Open Box Education Centre Independent schools
- Saint Nicholas School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Compass Community School Essex teach?
- Compass Community School Essex teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Essex.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Essex?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Essex is Mr Nathan Kempster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Essex been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Essex 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 Compass Community School Essex?
- Compass Community School Essex has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School Essex full?
- Compass Community School Essex has capacity for 18 pupils and 16 on roll (89%), 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 Compass Community School Essex a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Essex has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School Essex's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Essex'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.