The King Edmund School
Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
1,318 pupils · 82% of 1,600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE KING EDMUND SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 23 January 2024, published 7 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 7.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 199 | 169 | 439 | 197 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 213 | 166 | 440 | 202 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 202 | 176 | 440 | 197 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 220 | 193 | 469 | 219 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 231 | 197 | 466 | 226 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 230 | 154 | 500 | 216 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 264 | 228 | 522 | 264 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 263 | 219 | 543 | 263 |
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
- Lift Greensward 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Eastwood Academy 4.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Southend High School for Boys 4.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Chase High School 4.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Thomas More High School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cecil Jones Academy 5.3 km · Good (2023) · 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.