Voluntary aided school · Southend-on-Sea

St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
611Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115145URN

Boston Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Southend-on-Sea median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southend-on-Sea

110 applications for 58 places · 13th of 28 in Southend-on-Sea

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Southend-on-Sea 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Southend-on-Sea median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

110 applications · 58 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2023 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.4
2015 1.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Southend-on-Sea median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Southend-on-Sea median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	110	1.9	46	0.79
Sep 2025	60	118	2.0	50	0.83
Sep 2024	80	139	1.7	65	0.81
Sep 2023	78	133	1.7	64	0.82
Sep 2022	85	108	1.3	45	0.53
Sep 2021	90	136	1.5	63	0.70
Sep 2020	89	159	1.8	72	0.81
Sep 2019	98	166	1.7	80	0.82
Sep 2018	87	165	1.9	77	0.89
Sep 2017	86	169	2.0	75	0.87
Sep 2016	92	154	1.7	72	0.78
Sep 2015	94	175	1.9	83	0.88
Sep 2014	91	146	1.6	72	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 79% · Maths 61% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%22nd of 27 in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Southend-on-Sea 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Southend-on-Sea 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Southend-on-Sea 78% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Southend-on-Sea 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Southend-on-Sea 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Southend-on-Sea 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southend-on-Sea median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	103	101
2023/24	47%	4%	103	101
2022/23	48%	6%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2023

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
0.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2024

1.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
The Westborough School
0.6 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bournemouth Park Academy
1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Earls Hall Primary School
1.7 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115145 · 882/3325
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 610 pupils · 611 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Boston Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JH
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources