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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 June 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Edwards Hall Primary School, URN 134861
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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 entry91 applications · 58 places offered · 56 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
- 2025 2.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1
- 2024 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0
- 2023 1.8; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.8
- 2022 1.7; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9
- 2021 1.9; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Southend-on-Sea median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Southend-on-Sea median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Southend-on-Sea median
Dashed bars: as Edwards Hall Primary School (URN 134861), 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 | 58 | 91 | 1.6 | 56 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 103 | 2.2 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 51 | 88 | 1.7 | 46 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 94 | 1.8 | 50 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 104 | 1.7 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 51 | 97 | 1.9 | 49 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 122 | 2.0 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 126 | 2.1 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2018 * | 45 | 101 | 2.2 | 43 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 57 | 138 | 2.4 | 52 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 * | 46 | 116 | 2.5 | 42 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 61 | 127 | 2.1 | 61 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 59 | 136 | 2.3 | 67 | 1.14 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 97% · Maths 93% → all three 88% 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 | 88% | 16% | 109 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 8% | 105 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 21% | 108 | 107 |
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
- Edwards Hall Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Southend-on-SeaSerious weaknesses Inadequate20234.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20231.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Southend-on-SeaGood20232.2applications per place
- 1.7 km · EssexGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Southend-on-SeaStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · EssexRemains Good20223.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Southend-on-SeaImproved significantly20252.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Southend-on-SeaRemains Good20241.9applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148825 · 882/3826
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 411 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2021
- Replaced
- Edwards Hall Primary School (URN 134861)
- Address
- Macmurdo Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AQ
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources