Schools in Tendring
47 state-funded schools, 19,394 pupils. 91.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Tendring?
Tendring has 47 state-funded schools teaching 19,394 pupils. 39 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special.
What percentage of schools in Tendring are Good or Outstanding?
91.5% of the 47 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Tendring are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 40 Good. 4 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Tendring are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Tendring: Highfields Primary School, Great Bentley Primary School, Shorefields School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Highfields Primary SchoolPrimary320Outstanding 2022
- Great Bentley Primary SchoolPrimary244Outstanding 2022
- Shorefields SchoolSpecial162Outstanding 2012
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 39 | 39 | 89.7% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Tendring
Showing 20 of 47 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clacton County High School | Secondary | 1,854 | Good2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Tendring | Secondary | 1,554 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Clacton | Secondary | 1,516 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colne Community School | Secondary | 1,283 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harwich and Dovercourt High School | Secondary | 1,091 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manningtree High School | Secondary | 917 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
White Hall Academy and Nursery | Primary | 673 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 642 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Market Field School | Special | 502 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 449 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holland Park Primary School | Primary | 418 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cann Hall Primary School | Primary | 416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holland Haven Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alton Park Junior School | Primary | 399 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery Grade inherited from previous URN 114834 | Primary | 389 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Hamford | Primary | 380 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Mayflower Primary School | Primary | 370 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Clare's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 366 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 326 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highfields Primary School | Primary | 320 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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