Secondary
St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 108 of 108 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.1
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 31.6
- Pupils per adult
- 3.1
- Pupils
- 97
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
0%
2.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 2.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 0 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.91 |
| 22/23 | -2.10 |
| 23/24 | -1.51 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0.7 |
| 22/23 | 1.5 |
| 23/24 | 1.6 |
| 24/25 | 2.5 |
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Southend-on-Sea admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Laura Fox
- Address
- Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
- Telephone
- 01702462322