St Philomena's School
St Philomena's School is an independent school in Frinton-on-Sea for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 89 pupils and room for 140.
Hadleigh Road, Frinton on Sea, Essex, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9HQ01255 674492stphilomenas.comMrs Philippa Mathews headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 | 89 | 96 | 111 | 128 | 118 | 106 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frinton-on-Sea Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 211 | Good 2019 | 26 | Compare |
| Lift Tendring | Academy | 910 m | 1,464 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| Lift Hamford | Academy | 0.8 miles | 393 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Kirby Primary Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 207 | Not inspected | 25 | Compare |
| Walton on the Naze Primary School | Foundation | 1.6 miles | 188 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| Holland Haven Primary School | Foundation | 3.1 miles | 420 | Not inspected | 34 | Compare |
| Compass Community School Essex | Independent | 4.0 miles | 16 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 4.0 miles | 231 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Philomena's School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Philomena's School yet.
How many pupils does St Philomena's School have?
89 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 140 places, so it is 64% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hadleigh Road, Frinton on Sea, Essex, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9HQ
- Telephone
- 01255 674492
- Website
- www.stphilomenas.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Philippa Mathews
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Frinton
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 December 1957
- URN
- 115415 · LAESTAB 8816021 · UKPRN 10077544
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.
- 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.