Clacton County High School, Clacton-on-Sea

In 2026, pupils at Clacton County High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is down from 38.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.35: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.4, against 40.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Sports Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 342 families put Clacton County High School as their first choice and 471 named it as one of their preferences, for 303 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 43 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Clacton County High School are Lift Clacton (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 29.6); and Lift Tendring (5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.6).

Clacton County High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Clacton County High School is one of 12 schools run by The Sigma Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.8 in 2024/25.

142 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clacton County High School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (83%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (61%).

Of the 276 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 127 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Clacton-on-Sea Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Road (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 484 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Essex (97), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Clacton County High School issued 405 suspensions, 21.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Clacton County High School are Holland Park Primary School (0.5 miles), White Hall Academy and Nursery (0.7 miles), Great Clacton Church of England Junior School (0.7 miles) and Burrsville Infant Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.