Estuary High School

Other independent special school · Boys · ages 13–18 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea SS9school website

A special school in Southend-on-Sea for ages 13–18: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
5

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Southend-on-Sea’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 10 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

1.55%of the GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,611 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Arts & Humanities6%
Digital & ICT Skills2%
Language & Communication0%
Mathematics & Statistics0%
Natural Sciences0%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects1

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Art and Design2100%7%—24%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages2
Arts & Humanities6%
Digital & ICT Skills2%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

critical source 5.0context 2.0media 2.0material 2.0technique 2.0artist 1.0craftsperson 1.0designer 1.0historical context 1.0environment 1.0issue 1.0source 1.0area of study 1.0colour 1.0line 1.0form 1.0texture 1.0purpose 1.0intention 1.0function 1.0investigation 1.0source analysis 1.0creative industry 1.0cultural industry 1.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses media, creative process, colour from Art and Design · jobs: storyboard artist
Craft technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses textile design, colour, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D modeller, colour sampling technician, after-sales service technician
Advertising creativeLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses creative industry, typography, colour from Art and Design · jobs: advertising copywriter, art director
More apprenticeships9
Creative digital design professional (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses digital photography, typography, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D animator, ICT application developer, creative director
Engineering design technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses annotation, environment, material from Art and Design · jobs: drafter, electronics engineering technician, civil engineering technician
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses technique, colour, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Scenic artistLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses painting, drawing, material from Art and Design · jobs: scenic painter
BlacksmithLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses mixed media, painting from Art and Design · jobs: blacksmith
Systems engineer (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses issue, experimentation from Art and Design · jobs: electrical engineer
Junior animatorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses form, texture from Art and Design
Archaeological specialist (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses technique, interpretation from Art and Design · jobs: project support officer
Non home office police officerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · protective services · uses source, investigation from Art and Design · jobs: police officer, crisis helpline operator
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Southend-on-Sea, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Southend-on-Sea’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Southend-on-Sea

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.