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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 6 June 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry141 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
- 2025 2.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
- 2024 2.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
- 2023 2.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.8
- 2022 2.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; 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 2.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
- 2016 1.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.4
- 2015 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
- 2014 1.4; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
- 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 | 60 | 141 | 2.4 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 | 126 | 2.2 | 50 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2024 | 59 | 153 | 2.6 | 55 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 61 | 133 | 2.2 | 53 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 | 61 | 126 | 2.1 | 52 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 128 | 2.1 | 43 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2020 | 55 | 101 | 1.8 | 38 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2019 | 68 | 118 | 1.7 | 54 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 59 | 114 | 1.9 | 49 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 | 87 | 180 | 2.1 | 75 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 96 | 182 | 1.9 | 75 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 120 | 204 | 1.7 | 93 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 | 112 | 154 | 1.4 | 62 | 0.55 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 74% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Southend-on-Sea median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 10% | 105 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 5% | 108 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 11% | 105 | 105 |
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
- Darlinghurst AcademyThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20252.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Southend-on-SeaGood20221.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20233.0applications per place
- 0.7 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good2023
- 0.7 km · Southend-on-SeaStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Southend-on-SeaGood20222.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20241.9applications per place
- 1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea202684%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Southend-on-SeaGood20232.2applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140536 · 882/2127
- Trust
- Legra Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 547 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2014
- Replaced
- Darlinghurst Primary and Nursery School (URN 114790)
- Address
- Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JS
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources