The King Edmund School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Rochford · SS4 1TL · Essex
Ages 11–19
- Att834.9
- P8-0.8
- EM5+19%
- Absence11.0%
1.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 135652
Lift Greensward
Academy sponsor led · Hockley · SS5 5HG
Ages 11–18 · 1,605 pupils · Essex
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
46.6
Overall absence
7.7%
Admissions demand
1.10 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-01-18
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 846.6
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry33%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.4%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,361
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.10 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
288
Places offered
267
1st-preference offers
249
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 740
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 267
- Applications from outside LA
- 192
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 19
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
1,605 pupils · 1,650 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,605
- Boys / girls
- 831 / 774
- School capacity
- 1,650
- Capacity fill
- 1,605 / 1,650 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- FSM pupils
- 173
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFT SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Sponsor
- Lift Schools
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Scarnell
Location
- Address
- Greensward Lane
- Postcode
- SS5 5HG
- Town
- Hockley
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hockley, Essex, 1,605 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 12.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The FitzWimarc School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Rayleigh · SS6 8EB · Essex
Ages 11–19
- Att846.3
- P8-0.2
- EM5+43%
- Absence8.1%
2.5 miles away
The Sweyne Park School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Rayleigh · SS6 9BZ · Essex
Ages 11–19
- Att840.2
- P8-0.4
- EM5+33%
- Absence8.0%
3.0 miles away
The Eastwood Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 5UU · Southend-on-Sea
Ages 11–16
- Att852.6
- P80.4
- EM5+66%
- Absence6.5%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Scarnell
- Telephone
- 01702202571