Compass Community School Essex
Compass Community School Essex is an independent special school in Essex for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 16 pupils and room for 78.
274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 9PY0754 903 1599compass-schools.orgMr Nathan Kempster headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Essex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 0% | 8% | 10% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 94% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 86% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 1.1 miles | 231 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
| Engaines Primary School and Nursery | Foundation | 1.4 miles | 324 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
| Weeley St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 179 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| Burrsville Infant Academy | Academy | 2.4 miles | 174 | Good 2022 | 13 | Compare |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior School | Academy | 2.4 miles | 254 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
| Cann Hall Primary School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 415 | Good 2022 | 38 | Compare |
| Minerva Independent School | Independent | 2.7 miles | 1 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kirby Primary Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 207 | Not inspected | 25 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Compass Community School Essex a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Compass Community School Essex yet.
How many pupils does Compass Community School Essex have?
16 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 78 places, so it is 21% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 274 Harwich Road, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 9PY
- Telephone
- 0754 903 1599
- Website
- www.compass-schools.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Kempster
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Little Clacton
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 31 January 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 147473 · LAESTAB 8816075
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.