The King Edmund School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
136868
Address
Vaughan Close, SS4 1TL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1430 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
6.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.7%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.7%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 5%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 21%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.68
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award35
Music Studies (General)Technical Award20
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award24
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award9
Engineering StudiesTechnical Award29
Speech & DramaTechnical Award20
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE261
Business Studies:SingleGCSE88
ChemistryGCSE260
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The King Edmund School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
176
2nd preference
105
3rd preference
76
From another Local Authority
171
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
176
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
54
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
238
113
125
Year 8
248
122
126
Year 9
229
110
119
Year 10
247
124
123
Year 11
258
137
121
Year 12
114
58
56
Year 13
96
41
55
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
86.5%
86.5%
Further education
25.0%
36.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
58.0%
38.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
10.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.1%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
56.0%
57.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
15.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
9.0%
13.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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