Schools in Clacton-on-Sea

• 21open schools
• 16primary
• 2secondary
• 3special school

Schools near Clacton-on-Sea by distance

Schools whose official address gives Clacton-on-Sea as the town, in Essex, grouped by type.

Primary schools 16

• Alton Park Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 394 pupils

  Alton Park Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1DL

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2024: Requires improvement

• Burrsville Infant Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 7 · 174 pupils

  Craigfield Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 4HR

  Ofsted 16 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cann Hall Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 415 pupils

  Constable Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DA

  Ofsted 27 Apr 2022: Good

• Engaines Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 3 to 11 · 324 pupils

  St Osyth Road East, Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9PH

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2022: Good

• Great Clacton Church of England Junior School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 254 pupils

  Craigfield Avenue, Great Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 4HR

  Ofsted 3 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Holland Haven Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 5 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Primrose Road, Holland-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 5PP

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Holland Park Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 413 pupils

  Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6NG

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Good

• Oakwood Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 299 pupils

  Windsor Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2AH

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Ravens Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 262 pupils

  Nayland Drive, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8TZ

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024: Good

• Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 231 pupils

  High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DY

  Ofsted 29 Jun 2022: Good

  Church of England

• Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 171 pupils

  Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2QH

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Clare's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 362 pupils

  Cloes Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8AG

  Ofsted 17 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

  Roman Catholic

• St Osyth Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 290 pupils

  Norman Close, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8PN

  Ofsted 17 May 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Tendring Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  School Road, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BP

  Ofsted 29 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 179 pupils

  Old Clacton Road, Weeley, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9LW

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Good

  Church of England

• White Hall Academy and Nursery

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 670 pupils

  Melbourne Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3SP

  Ofsted 6 Feb 2024: Good

Secondary schools 2

• Clacton County High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,886 pupils

  Walton Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ

  Ofsted 16 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Lift Clacton

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 1,466 pupils

  Pathfields Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2024: Good

Special schools 3

• Learn and Prosper School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 14

  Green Lodge, 180 Old Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3AY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Minerva Independent School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 17 · 1 pupils

  Minerva House, 18 Cottage Grove, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DH

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Shorefields School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 19 · 177 pupils

  Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Nearby towns

• Frinton-on-Sea 4.7 miles
• Manningtree 8.9 miles
• Harwich 9.4 miles
• Colchester 12 miles
• Felixstowe 14 miles
• Southminster 14 miles
• Nr Colchester 15 miles
• Ipswich 17 miles
• Burnham-on-Crouch 18 miles
• Maldon 20 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).