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Education in Tendring

District

The east of the East of England. 159,060 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 336 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Tendring, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Tendring had 52 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
52
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Tendring had 52 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Tendring among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Tendring is 52.

Schools

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Schools in Tendring

Tendring has 52 open schools: 39 primary, 6 secondary, 6 special and 1 independent.

Outstanding
0
Good
21
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

25 of the 47 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and June 2024.

5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

2 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Primary (39)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great OakleyVoluntary aided school4 to 11100School remains Good, October 202358% met KS2 standard
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtVoluntary aided school4 to 11194Good (overall), April 202467% met KS2 standard
Alresford Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11216School remains Good, June 202358% met KS2 standard
Alton Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11394Requires improvement (overall), March 202435% met KS2 standard
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 1181Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed64% met KS2 standard
Bradfield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11111Good (overall), September 202270% met KS2 standard
Brightlingsea Primary School and NurseryCommunity school2 to 11653Good (overall), February 202469% met KS2 standard
Burrsville Infant AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 7174School remains Good, November 2022
Cann Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11415Good (overall), April 202276% met KS2 standard
Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryCommunity school3 to 11445School remains Good, January 202464% met KS2 standard
Elmstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11211Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
Engaines Primary School and NurseryFoundation school3 to 11324Good (overall), December 202269% met KS2 standard
Frinton-on-Sea Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11211Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
Great Bentley Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11258School remains Outstanding, November 202261% met KS2 standard
Great Clacton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11254School remains Good, March 202347% met KS2 standard
Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school2 to 11222Good (overall), October 202331% met KS2 standard
Highfields Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11320School remains Outstanding, November 202274% met KS2 standard
Holland Haven Primary SchoolFoundation school5 to 11420Standards maintained, November 202455% met KS2 standard
Holland Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11413Good (overall), March 202453% met KS2 standard
Kirby Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11207Standards maintained, February 202563% met KS2 standard
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11349Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met76% met KS2 standard
Lift HamfordAcademy sponsor led2 to 11393Good (overall), November 202255% met KS2 standard
Oakwood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7299Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Ravens AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11262Good (overall), February 202441% met KS2 standard
Rolph Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter2 to 11231Good (overall), June 202227% met KS2 standard
Sir Martin Frobisher AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11171Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade76% met KS2 standard
Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter2 to 11354Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11362School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202473% met KS2 standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great BromleyVoluntary controlled school5 to 11110School remains Good, May 202347% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11114School remains Good, May 202353% met KS2 standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, RamseyAcademy sponsor led5 to 11130Requires improvement (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11290Good (overall), May 202355% met KS2 standard
Stourview Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 1139Requires improvement (overall), November 2021, before the school changed
Tendring Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11208Standards maintained, January 202562% met KS2 standard
The Mayflower Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11356Good (overall), February 202248% met KS2 standard
Walton on the Naze Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11188Good (overall), June 202238% met KS2 standard
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11179Good (overall), October 202229% met KS2 standard
White Hall Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led2 to 11670Good (overall), February 202447% met KS2 standard
Wix and Wrabness Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11117Good (overall), November 202283% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Clacton County High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,886Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 37.5
Colne Community SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,289Good (overall), June 2023Attainment 8: 42.3
Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,075Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 34.1
Lift ClactonAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,466Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 29.6
Lift TendringAcademy converter11 to 191,464Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 40.6
Manningtree High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16908Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 49.2

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Compass Community School EssexOther independent special school11 to 1916No outcome in Ofsted's file
Learn and Prosper SchoolOther independent special school7 to 14No outcome in Ofsted's file
Market Field School and CollegeAcademy special converter5 to 19519School remains Good, October 2023Good (overall), October 2019
Minerva Independent SchoolOther independent special school8 to 171No outcome in Ofsted's file
Shorefields SchoolCommunity special school3 to 19177Standards maintained, November 2024
The Haefen Independent Special SchoolOther independent special school5 to 11No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
St Philomena's SchoolOther independent school4 to 1189Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.