Minerva Independent School
Other independent special school · Ages 8–17 · Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Minerva Independent School is an independent special school in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex for ages 8–17.
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Key facts
- Address
- Minerva House, 18 Cottage Grove, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8DH
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8–17
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1 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
- “Minerva Independent School is a safe learning environment for pupils who have had a previously disrupted educational experience.”
- “The school helps break this pattern.”
- “Transition into the school is well planned and managed.”
To improve
- “In a few areas, the links between different strands of learning are not precisely planned.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes do not see the connections between current and future learning.”
- “In some aspects of the curriculum the school does not check as closely as it might how effectively the curriculum is taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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