Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Secondary schoolHarwich and Dovercourt High School is a secondary school in Tendring, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,075 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Harwich and Dovercourt High School was 34.1, against 36.8 in Tendring and 46.2 in England.
23.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Tendring | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | 36.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23.4% | 30.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 48.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 197 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed670 m
- The Mayflower Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tendring
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).