Tendring Technology College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-19
Religion Unknown
Address Rochford Way
Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
CO13 0AZ
Phone 01255672116
Reference Number 137188

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1668
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.58%
Girls: 50.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 151 138 289
8 138 146 284
9 155 166 321
10 148 150 298
11 148 156 304
12 43 47 90
13 44 38 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.1%
Mixed, Other 2%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
African 1%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-17
Date Description Report
2024-05-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2023-03-14 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2022-07-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2019-11-26 School inspection School inspection
2016-03-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-07-01 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2013-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-09-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as Tendring Technology College
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-12-15 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-01-27 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-12-15 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-01-27 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 47.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 25.73 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 22 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 83 21
Third Preference 45 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Hamford Primary Academy
Elm Tree Avenue, Walton on the Naze, Essex, CO14 8TE
0.3 miles
St Philomena's School
Hadleigh Road, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9HQ
0.57 miles
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School
Fifth Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 9LQ
0.65 miles
Walton on the Naze Primary School
Standley Road, Walton on the Naze, Essex, CO14 8PT
1.16 miles
Kirby Primary Academy
Halstead Road, Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 0LW
1.32 miles
Holland Haven Primary School
Primrose Road, Holland-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 5PP
3.57 miles
Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery
High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 0DY
3.93 miles
Holland Park Primary School
Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6NG
4.5 miles
Burrsville Infant Academy
Craigfield Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 4HR
4.58 miles
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School
Craigfield Avenue, Great Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 4HR
4.63 miles
Engaines Primary School and Nursery
St Osyth Road East, Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 9PH
4.92 miles
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley
Beaumont Road, Great Oakley, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5BA
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Compass Community School Essex
274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 9PY
4.04 miles
Shorefields School
Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF
4.64 miles
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