Lancaster School
Almost all Year 11 leavers stay in education, above the England rate; none start an apprenticeship.
of Year 11 leavers stayed in education · Southend-on-Sea 91% · England 86% · DfE destination measures, pupils who left in 2023
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Places
- —
- Pupils
- 138
- Free school meals
- 40.0%
Ofsted: Inspected 2 June 2026 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Southend-on-Sea’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 106 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lancaster School (URN 115445, until 1 September 2017).
Where do pupils go at 16?
DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 23 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023
Of the 23 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lancaster School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Lancaster School’s own sixth form (Southend-on-Sea average 58%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.
Full breakdown11
| Measure | Lancaster School | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 23 | 2,303 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 96% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Where do sixth-formers go at 18?
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
How do GCSE results compare?
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
How do you get a place?
The last distance at which Lancaster School offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Southend-on-Sea’s allocation statistics.
- 31 OctApply to Southend-on-Sea in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
- 1 MarNational Offer Day
- Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Compare with nearby schools
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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.