Engaines Primary School and Nursery
St Osyth Road East, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9PH
324 pupils · 122% of 266 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 29 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.18 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 45 | 98 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 38 | 38 | 94 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 31 | 87 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 41 | 99 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 36 | 102 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 44 | 111 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 36 | 112 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 48 | 120 | 38 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cann Hall Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Burrsville Infant Academy 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- White Hall Academy and Nursery 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ravens Academy 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.