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Tendring Primary School

Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BP · Essex · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2025 Inspected 1 year ago Mixed Primary
4.3/10 Broadly average

251st of 391 primary schools in Essex we can score, 444 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,325 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7/10 among them, against 3.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 62.0 · 44 40% 1.74
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 3.0 · 29 25% 0.73

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 62.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 3.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2025. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7 out of 10 among them, against 3.8 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Choir, Drawing/Colouring, and Cosy Club, or play Girl's or Boys Football. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 208 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving just 2 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 2 places remaining, how does the school manage the waiting list if a child leaves mid-year? Since there is no breakfast club, what are the earliest drop-off times for parents who need early care? How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in core subjects?

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