SCHOOL PROFILE

The Eastwood Academy: data, trends and context

The Eastwood Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
137284
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Trust
TENACITAS TRUST
Postcode
SS9 5UU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,154
FSM eligible
17.1%
EAL / First language other than English
4.3%
SEND (total)
18.4%
SEN Support
13.8%
EHCP
4.6%
White British
81.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.7%
Overall absence
6.3%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Severe absence
2.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Southend-on-SeaLocal authority92.1%7.9%2.8%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
3.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
2.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
51.6
English & maths grade 5+
54.5%
English & maths grade 4+
82.4%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Eastwood Academy against 25 similar schools

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The Eastwood Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.