OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE KING EDMUND SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,318
1,318 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
682
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
636
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
above England
School
32.8%
Rochford
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.5 pts
below England
School
6.8%
Rochford
3.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.1 pts
above England
School
7.1%
Rochford
2.2%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.2%
1,136
Any other White background
3.1%
41
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
27
African
1.2%
16
White and Black African
1.1%
15
Any other Black background
1.0%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.9%
210 of
1,318 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.3
2.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.83 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.50 pts
higher than
England
School
9.72%
Rochford
5.44%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.29 pts
higher than
England
School
28.11%
Rochford
12.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.80 pts
higher than
England
School
4.60%
Rochford
1.32%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.4%
9.9 pts
below England
The King Edmund School
82.4%
Rochford
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.