St Nicholas School

State-Funded School

st-nicholas-school-southend-on-sea-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend East and RochfordConstituency

SS2 4RLPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Nicholas School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 108 pupils. St Nicholas School is part of SEN Trust Southend.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.5
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

108

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 108
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SEN Trust Southend

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 February 2022. 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
26 Sept 2014	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.