Clacton County High School

State-Funded School

clacton-county-high-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ClactonConstituency

CO15 6DZPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Clacton County High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,886 pupils. Clacton County High School is part of The Sigma Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.1

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,886

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,886
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Sigma Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Oct 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.