The King John School
Secondary schoolThe King John School is a secondary school in Castle Point, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 2,098 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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 The King John School was 51.6, against 40.1 in Castle Point and 46.2 in England.
54.6% 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 | Castle Point | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.6 | 40.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54.6% | 34.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.4% | 55.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 284 | – | – |
- 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- Westwood AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- USP CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Hadleigh Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The DeanesSecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Cedar Hall SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade1.4 km
- Hadleigh Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 20251.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Castle Point
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).