The St Christopher School

Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS9 4AW

Good

Inspected 23 April 2024

Good

Ofsted

4.2

Attainment 8

3–19

Ages

262

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Southend-on-Sea →
School Type: Academy special converter
Age Range: Ages 3–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 262 / 191 (137%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 23 April 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

43.8%

Disadvantaged

8.4%

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

91%

Sustained destination

91%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

7.9%

Overall absence

19.5%

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.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.4 vs 2023/24

8.6

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

67.81

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -2.4 vs 2023/24

£49,212

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 15% on leadership pay

↓ −£1,253 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

5.2

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.2 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.

£29,573

Spend per pupil

£31,237

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.