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St Clere's School

Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0NW

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

1,460 pupils · 97% of 1,500 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.st-cleres.osborne.coop/
URN
137456

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 288 families named it first for 236 Year 7 places, 1.22 first choices per place. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.22 first-choice applications per place

236 places offered · 288 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

256 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
43.2
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
64.1%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
41.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24.6
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school43.2
Median of its 12 closest peers46.2
Thurrock average46.4
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Leigh Academy WilmingtonWilmington · 11 miles awayOutstanding45.4
Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolPeterborough · 76 miles awayExpected standard47
Fulston Manor SchoolSittingbourne · 18 miles awayUrgent improvement35.3
Bourne AcademyBourne · 93 miles awayGood47.2
Cromwell Community CollegeChatteris · 67 miles awayGood40.8
Severn Vale SchoolGloucester · 118 miles awayNo current grade43.7
King Edward VI CEVC SchoolBury St Edmunds · 53 miles awayGood (2019)45.4
Soham Village CollegeEly · 57 miles awayOutstanding51.2
Great Marlow SchoolMarlow · 51 miles awayGood47.9
Kingdown SchoolWarminster · 113 miles awayGood42.8
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeSwindon · 95 miles awayGood53.5
William Farr CofE Comprehensive SchoolLincoln · 129 miles awayGood50.8

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
19 of 25 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 65% (Thurrock 46%, England 59%) · Black African 11% (Thurrock 14%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Thurrock 14%, England 7%) · Not recorded 6% (Thurrock 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Thurrock 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Thurrock 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Thurrock 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Thurrock 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Thurrock 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Thurrock 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Thurrock 3%, England 4%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

30.81 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Thurrock: 17.98 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 2% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,555; 10.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,690
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 69% (77%) · premises 12% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (6%) · supplies and services 7% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,157,000; in-year balance +£548,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.4%62.3%
Social housing7.6%17.1%
Privately rented13%20.5%
Detached houses13.2%22.9%
Flats6.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17%21.1%
Households with no car or van12%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015991 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000240 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£259,000–£405,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£475,000
Semi-detached (105)£380,000
Terraced (54)£337,000
Flat (58)£187,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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