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Tendring Primary School

Community school · Clacton-on-Sea · CO16 0BP

Ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-12

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
171

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary 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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill99%

208 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
102 / 106
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
208 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
28
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Clark

Location

Address
School Road, Tendring
Postcode
CO16 0BP
Town
Clacton-on-Sea
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.5%.

Open schools in Clacton-on-Sea
21
Primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea
16
Academies among open schools in Clacton-on-Sea
67% (14)
Open schools in CO16
10
Primary in CO16
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Clacton-on-SeaNear CO16

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Clark
Telephone
01255830307
Website
http://www.tendring-pri.essex.sch.uk

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