Schools

Tendring schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Tendring, 47 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 87% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 5 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

47state schools and nurseries

87%good or betterat their last inspection

5new report cardssince November 2025

5inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Elmstead Primary School: new Ofsted report card 9 September
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: new Ofsted report card 19 July
Harwich and Dovercourt High School: new Ofsted report card 28 May

Every school


All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great OakleyCO12 5BA	Primary	Great Oakley	School remains Good (2023)
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, DovercourtCO12 4HT	Primary	Parkeston	Good (2024)
Alresford Primary SchoolCO7 8AU	Primary	Alresford	School remains Good (2023)
Alton Park Junior SchoolCO15 1DL	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Requires improvement (2024)
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyCO7 7NS	Primary	Ardleigh	Requires improvement (2022)
Bradfield Primary SchoolCO11 2UZ	Primary	Bradfield	Good (2022)
Brightlingsea Primary School and NurseryCO7 0HU	Primary	Brightlingsea	Good (2024)
Burrsville Infant AcademyCO15 4HR	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	School remains Good (2023)
Cann Hall Primary SchoolCO16 8DA	Primary	Little Clacton	Good (2022)
Chase Lane Primary School and NurseryCO12 4NB	Primary	Parkeston	School remains Good (2024)
Clacton County High SchoolCO15 6DZ	Secondary	Clacton-on-Sea	Standards maintained (2024)
Colne Community SchoolCO7 0QL	Secondary	Brightlingsea	Good (2023)
Elmstead Primary SchoolCO7 7YQ	Primary	Elmstead Market	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Engaines Primary School and NurseryCO16 9PH	Primary	Little Clacton	Good (2023)
Frinton-on-Sea Primary SchoolCO13 9LQ	Primary	Frinton-on-Sea	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Great Bentley Primary SchoolCO7 8LD	Primary	Great Bentley	School remains Outstanding (2022)
Great Clacton Church of England Junior SchoolCO15 4HR	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	School remains Good (2023)
Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolCO12 3TG	Secondary	Dovercourt	Report card May 2026: Needs attention in 5, urgent improvement in 1
Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCO12 3NS	Primary	Harwich	Good (2023)
Highfields Primary SchoolCO11 2BN	Primary	Manningtree	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Holland Haven Primary SchoolCO15 5PP	Primary	Great Holland	Standards maintained (2024)
Holland Park Primary SchoolCO15 6NG	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Good (2024)
Kirby Primary AcademyCO13 0LW	Primary	Kirby Cross	Standards maintained (2025)
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCO11 2FR	Primary	Lawford	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Lift ClactonCO15 3JL	Secondary	Clacton-on-Sea	Good (2024)
Lift HamfordCO14 8TE	Primary	Kirby-le-Soken	Good (2023)
Lift TendringCO13 0AZ	Secondary	Frinton-on-Sea	Good (2024)
Manningtree High SchoolCO11 2BW	Secondary	Manningtree	Good in every area (2025)
Market Field School and CollegeCO7 7ET	Special	Elmstead Market	School remains Good (2023)
Oakwood Infant and Nursery SchoolCO15 2AH	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
Ravens AcademyCO16 8TZ	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Good (2024)
Rolph Church of England Primary School and NurseryCO16 0DY	Primary	Thorpe-le-Soken	Good (2022)
Shorefields SchoolCO15 6HF	Special	Clacton-on-Sea	Standards maintained (2024)
Sir Martin Frobisher AcademyCO15 2QH	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Spring Meadow Primary School & NurseryCO12 4LB	Primary	Parkeston	Good (2024)
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolCO16 8AG	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	School remains Good (improving) (2024)
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great BromleyCO7 7HX	Primary	Great Bromley	School remains Good (2023)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCO12 3SU	Primary	Dovercourt	School remains Good (2023)
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, RamseyCO12 5EL	Primary	Ramsey	Requires improvement (2023)
St Osyth Church of England Primary SchoolCO16 8PN	Primary	St Osyth	Good (2023)
Stourview Church of England Primary AcademyCO11 1NF	Primary	Mistley	Requires improvement (2022)
Tendring Primary SchoolCO16 0BP	Primary	Weeley	Standards maintained (2025)
The Mayflower Primary SchoolCO12 4AJ	Primary	Dovercourt	Good (2022)
Walton on the Naze Primary SchoolCO14 8PT	Primary	Walton-on-the-Naze	Good (2022)
Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolCO16 9LW	Primary	Weeley	Good (2022)
White Hall Academy and NurseryCO15 3SP	Primary	Clacton-on-Sea	Good (2024)
Wix and Wrabness Primary SchoolCO11 2RS	Primary	Wix	Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 5 Tendring report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 22 times, needs attention 8 times, strong standard 3 times, urgent improvement 1 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at CO postcodes and show here the ones in Tendring. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in Tendring are rated good or better?

87% of the 47 state schools and nurseries in Tendring were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Tendring?

There are 47 state-funded schools and nurseries in Tendring: 39 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special.