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St Clare's Catholic Primary School

Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2015 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedGood
Pupils366
FSM33.5%
KS2 expected73%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-09-18 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: St Clare's Catholic Primary School is a good school that has maintained its overall judgement of good following an ungraded inspection. The school's pupils are enthusiastic and motivated, achieving highly in their lessons and demonstrating excellent behaviour.

Strengths:

  • Pupils 'learn to love and love to learn', tackling challenging tasks resiliently and rising to teachers' high expectations.
  • Pupils demonstrate maturity and leadership skills, taking on roles such as school councillors, play leaders, and library monitors.
  • Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, reflecting the school's six core values and showing compassion and respect for each other.
  • The school develops pupils as 'citizens of the world', teaching them about other faiths and cultures and encouraging them to respect and appreciate diversity.

Areas to improve:

  • The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

'Priority admission area' (catchment) is an explicit oversubscription criterion before the distance tiebreaker; Essex publishes an online catchment-area finder.

Source: Essex admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2015-06-03)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

Essex has TWO different 11+ tests: 1. The CSSE exam — used by King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford), Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester County High School for Girls, and the Southend grammar schools: English (60 minutes — comprehension, applied reasoning and a short continuous-writing element) and Mathematics (60 minutes, Key Stage 2-based), each marked out of 60. NO verbal or non-verbal reasoning; written (not purely multiple-choice) answers. One registration (csse.org.uk) and one mid-September sitting covers all CSSE schools; a combined standardised score around 303+ has historically been the consideration threshold. 2. Chelmsford County High School for Girls — NOT in the CSSE: it runs its own FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) test, registered direct with the school on a separate date. FSCE questions can draw on the whole primary curriculum to the end of Year 5, in a different style from the CSSE papers — a girl applying to CCHS plus other Essex grammars prepares for two different exam formats.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Ravens Academy 0.1 mi · Primary · Good Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8TZ Cann Hall Primary School 0.6 mi · Primary · Good Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DA Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi · Primary · Good Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2AH White Hall Academy and Nursery 0.7 mi · Primary · Good Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3SP Alton Park Junior School 0.8 mi · Primary · Requires improvement Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1DL Sir Martin Frobisher Academy 1.1 mi · Primary · Requires improvement Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Essex admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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