Secondary
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 138 of 106 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.1
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 56.0
- Pupils per adult
- 2.3
- Pupils
- 131
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 June 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
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
- Tom Jackson-Owens
- Address
- Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
- Telephone
- 01702342543