Ofsted: Good
Southend YMCA Community School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr Lee Thorne
corporate_fareSOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL LTD
location_onSouthend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH
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Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2025
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Students
15
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Age Range
14-18
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Southend YMCA Community School is a Free schools alternative provision school in Southend-on-Sea, serving ages 14-18. Rated Good by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Southend YMCA Community School is a free schools alternative provision in Southend-on-Sea, admitting pupils aged 14-18. It is part of SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL LTD. The school has approximately 22 pupils on roll, of whom 67% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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Inspection History
3 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
S5 Inspection Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good