The King Edmund School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Rochford, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The King Edmund School is a secondary school in Rochford, Essex for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The King Edmund School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 169 first-choice applications for 199 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 30 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 180 of the 439 applications for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Essex, and 52 offers went to them.
- 2024/25 grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths: 23% (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,318 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Despite this, they value and enjoy school.”
- “Pupils praise the strong support they get from leaders and staff.”
- “Pupils learn a well-designed curriculum.”
To improve
- “King Edmund School pupils have experienced exceptional levels of disruption, because of building works.”
- “School closures have recurred since the pandemic.”
- “Pupils learn on a building site, partly in temporary classrooms.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 169 first-preference applications, 199 offers in total, 169 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Lift Greensward 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The FitzWimarc School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sweyne Park School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Deanes 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- William de Ferrers School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The King John School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ormiston Rivers Academy 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Appleton School 6.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published