Shorefields School

Ogilvie House, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

KS2 expected

3–19

Ages

162

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Essex →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 3–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 162 / 145 (112%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

60%

Disadvantaged

4.9%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

100%

Sustained destination

100%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

11.3%

Overall absence

36.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

23.56

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.5 vs 2023/24

10.4

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

66.28

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +11.3 vs 2023/24

£53,951

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 23% on leadership pay

↑ +£8,020 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.6

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£30,525

Spend per pupil

£30,856

Income per pupil

33%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.