The King Edmund School

State-Funded School

the-king-edmund-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Southend East and RochfordConstituency

SS4 1TLPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The King Edmund School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,318 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

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: 36.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.5%
EBacc average point score: 2.86

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,318

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,318
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jan 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.