Academy sponsor led · Southend-on-Sea

Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142683URN

Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Southend-on-Sea median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southend-on-Sea

89 applications for 60 places · 23rd of 28 in Southend-on-Sea

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Southend-on-Sea 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Southend-on-Sea median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 60 places offered · 45 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2023 1.3; 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 1.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
2016 1.8; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Southend-on-Sea median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Southend-on-Sea median

Dashed bars: as Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (URN 132792), the previous school.

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	89	1.5	45	0.75
Sep 2025	40	50	1.3	30	0.75
Sep 2024	60	99	1.7	44	0.73
Sep 2023	54	72	1.3	40	0.74
Sep 2022	59	77	1.3	42	0.71
Sep 2021	38	56	1.5	25	0.66
Sep 2020	56	62	1.1	34	0.61
Sep 2019	37	62	1.7	25	0.68
Sep 2018	52	67	1.3	34	0.65
Sep 2017	42	63	1.5	36	0.86
Sep 2016 *	31	55	1.8	30	0.97
Sep 2015 *	51	78	1.5	44	0.86
Sep 2014 *	61	75	1.2	49	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 73% · Maths 66% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%24th of 27 in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Southend-on-Sea 75% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Southend-on-Sea 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Southend-on-Sea 78% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Southend-on-Sea 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Southend-on-Sea 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	52%	9%	100	101
2023/24	46%	6%	101	102
2022/23	44%	2%	102	103

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

Porters Grange Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Good2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Bournemouth Park Academy
0.8 km · Southend-on-Sea

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hamstel Junior School
1.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Good2024

54%met the SATs standard
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Southend-on-Sea

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142683 · 882/2001
Trust: Portico Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 42.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (URN 132792)
Address: Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2NS
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea

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