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Education in Southend-on-Sea

Unitary authority

The south east of the East of England. 185,214 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 42 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Southend-on-Sea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Southend-on-Sea had 61 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
61
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Southend-on-Sea had 61 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Southend-on-Sea among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Southend-on-Sea is 61.

Schools

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Schools in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea has 61 open schools: 33 primary, 12 secondary, 8 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 5 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
5
Good
19
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
1

25 of the 52 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and July 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

6 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Southend-on-Sea

5 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Blenheim Primary School (January 2020), Southend High School for Boys (June 2024), Southend High School for Girls (July 2024), Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (November 2023), Westcliff High School for Girls (February 2024).

Primary (33)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Barons Court Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11303School remains Outstanding, March 202391% met KS2 standard
Blenheim Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11650Standards maintained, April 2025Outstanding (overall), January 202065% met KS2 standard
Bournemouth Park AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11534Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Bournes Green Infant SchoolAcademy converter2 to 7193Good (overall), December 2023
Bournes Green Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11264Good (overall), November 202380% met KS2 standard
Chalkwell Hall Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7321School remains Good, March 2023
Chalkwell Hall Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11450School remains Good, March 2023
Darlinghurst AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11547Improved significantly, January 202568% met KS2 standard
Earls Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11638School remains Good, June 202466% met KS2 standard
Eastwood Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11469Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
Edwards Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11411Standards maintained, March 202588% met KS2 standard
Fairways Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11407School remains Good, July 202370% met KS2 standard
Friars Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 11429Standards maintained, December 202466% met KS2 standard
Greenways Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11856Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
Hamstel Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter3 to 7434Standards maintained, October 2024
Hamstel Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11583Good (overall), March 202454% met KS2 standard
Heycroft Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11349Inadequate (overall), February 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses43% met KS2 standard
Hinguar Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11261Standards maintained, October 202476% met KS2 standard
Leigh North Street Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11612Good (overall), March 202257% met KS2 standard
Milton Hall Primary School and NurseryFoundation school3 to 11690Good (overall), April 202438% met KS2 standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11464Good (overall), September 202259% met KS2 standard
Porters Grange Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11431Good (overall), May 202452% met KS2 standard
Prince Avenue Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led2 to 11509Good (overall), November 202266% met KS2 standard
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11393Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11440Good (overall), July 202461% met KS2 standard
St George's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11209Good (overall), January 202377% met KS2 standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11420Good (overall), February 202360% met KS2 standard
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11611Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard
Temple Sutton Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11619Good (overall), January 202356% met KS2 standard
The Westborough SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11443Good (overall), February 202453% met KS2 standard
Thorpedene Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter2 to 11421Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade37% met KS2 standard
West Leigh Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7360School remains Good, July 2024
West Leigh Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11526Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met84% met KS2 standard

Secondary (12)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Belfairs AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,558Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.9
Cecil Jones AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,159Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 35.4
Chase High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,293Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 38.5
Shoeburyness High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,713Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 38.9
Southchurch High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16722Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 44.5
Southend High School for BoysAcademy converter11 to 181,332Outstanding (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 75.1
Southend High School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 181,312Outstanding (overall), July 2024Attainment 8: 74.7
St Bernard's High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,001School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 51.5
St Thomas More High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,243School remains Good, March 2024Attainment 8: 52.9
The Eastwood AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,154Standards maintained, December 2024Attainment 8: 51.2
Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,309Outstanding (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 77.2
Westcliff High School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 181,354Outstanding (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 73.8

Special (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
1Up Collective CICSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Compass Community School Boleyn ParkOther independent special school8 to 188No outcome in Ofsted's file
Estuary High SchoolOther independent special school13 to 185No outcome in Ofsted's file
Kingsdown SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 14130Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Lancaster SchoolAcademy special converter14 to 19138Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
St Nicholas SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 16108Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Sutton House AcademyAcademy special sponsor led5 to 1682Good (overall), March 2024
The St Christopher SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 19270Good (overall), April 2024

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
South Essex College of Further and Higher EducationFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Alleyn Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 11218Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Beis Chinuch Lebonos WestcliffOther independent school3 to 11103Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Saint Pierre SchoolOther independent school2 to 11106Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St. Michael's SchoolOther independent school2 to 11184Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Thorpe Hall SchoolOther independent school2 to 16600Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Southend YMCA Community SchoolFree schools alternative provision14 to 1831Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Victory Park AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led5 to 1658Good (overall), May 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.