Compass Community School Essex
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–19 · ESSEX, Essex
Compass Community School Essex is an other school in ESSEX, Essex for ages 11–19 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, ESSEX, CO16 9PY
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 16 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils value staff taking the time to understand them and their specific needs.”
- “This helps pupils to build their confidence and resilience so they can quickly settle into the life of the school.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has not clearly identified the knowledge or the qualifications and awards that they would like pupils to achieve.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not secure their understanding as well as they do in others.”
- “However, sometimes teaching is not adapted well enough to take account of pupils’ prior learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Minerva Independent School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shorefields School 3.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Philomena's School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Haefen Independent Special School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Market Field School 7.4 mi School remains Good
- Colchester Prep & High School 11.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Langham Oaks 11.8 mi Not judged
- North East Essex Co-operative Academy 12.0 mi Good