Schools in Clacton-on-Sea

About schools in Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

50%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Alton Park Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Burrsville Infant Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 7

• Cann Hall Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Engaines Primary School and Nursery

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Great Clacton Church of England Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Holland Haven Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 5 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Holland Park Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Oakwood Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Ravens Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  27%

  expected standard
• Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• St Clare's Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• St Osyth Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Tendring Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• White Hall Academy and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  47%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Clacton County High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  38.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Learn and Prosper School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 14

• Minerva Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 17

• Shorefields School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 19

Common questions about schools in Clacton-on-Sea

How many schools does Clacton-on-Sea have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Clacton-on-Sea, including 16 primary schools and three special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Clacton-on-Sea?

Every school in Clacton-on-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Clacton-on-Sea ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Clacton-on-Sea where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.