Harwich and Dovercourt High School

State-Funded School

harwich-and-dovercourt-high-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Harwich and North EssexConstituency

CO12 3TGPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,075 pupils. Harwich and Dovercourt High School is part of The Sigma Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.19

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,075

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

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: 1,075
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Sigma Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Sept 2016	Good	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.