Learn and Prosper School, Clacton-on-Sea
Learn and Prosper School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 14 in Clacton-on-Sea.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Learn and Prosper School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Learn and Prosper School are Shorefields School (1 mile, Outstanding); Minerva Independent School (1 mile, Good); and Compass Community School Essex (3.2 miles, Good).
Shorefields SchoolMinerva Independent SchoolCompass Community School Essex
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Clacton-on-Sea Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Andrew's Road (s-bound), 10 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Learn and Prosper School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 567 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.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Learn and Prosper School is designed specifically for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, with staff trained in a relational approach and classrooms set up to provide calming sensory environments. The school has carefully planned how to support each pupil's individual needs through their education and health care plan, reviewing progress at least three times a year with parents. Leadership is strong and safeguarding is a clear priority, with excellent links to mental health services and family support.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership and governance with knowledgeable governing body providing oversight of safeguarding and compliance
- Comprehensive safeguarding arrangements with a knowledgeable team and clear links to external agencies
- Well-designed curriculum aligned with national curriculum with ambitious sequences of knowledge
- Thoughtful provision for pupils' emotional and sensory needs with therapeutic environment and staffing levels
- Clear systems for assessment, behaviour management and risk assessment
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a knowledgeable team, clear understanding of contextual risks facing pupils, strong links to local agencies, regular staff training and weekly briefings, and appropriate oversight by the governing body.
Learn and Prosper School is a proposed independent school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs that is likely to meet all independent school standards when it opens. The school has strong leadership, comprehensive safeguarding arrangements, and a well-planned curriculum tailored to its pupils' needs.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby schools
Keep up with Learn and Prosper School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 75
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 25
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 75 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 25 serious and 49 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Clacton-on-Sea
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Clacton-on-Sea
Across Essex council
Places available
17,590
Applications
16,568
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
Learn and Prosper School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Learn and Prosper School
Does Learn and Prosper School have specialist SEN provision?
Learn and Prosper School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Learn and Prosper School?
Learn and Prosper School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Learn and Prosper School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 75 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 25 serious and 49 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Learn and Prosper School?
Learn and Prosper School is at Green Lodge, 180 Old Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 3AY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)