Southend-on-Sea schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Southend-on-Sea, 52 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 90% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 7 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Belfairs Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 September
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
- Lancaster School: new Ofsted report card 23 June
- St Nicholas School: new Ofsted report card 28 May
- Southchurch High School: new Ofsted report card 21 May
- West Leigh Junior School: new Ofsted report card 20 May
Every school
| Barons Court Primary School and NurserySS0 7PJ | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Belfairs AcademySS9 3TG | Secondary | Leigh-on-Sea | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| Blenheim Primary SchoolSS9 4HX | Primary | Eastwood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Bournemouth Park AcademySS2 5JN | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | Good in every area (2025) |
| Bournes Green Infant SchoolSS1 3PS | Primary | North Shoebury | Good (2024) |
| Bournes Green Junior SchoolSS1 3PX | Primary | North Shoebury | Good (2023) |
| Cecil Jones AcademySS2 4BU | Secondary | Southchurch | Good (2023) |
| Chalkwell Hall Infant SchoolSS9 3NL | Primary | Westcliff-on-Sea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Chalkwell Hall Junior SchoolSS9 3NL | Primary | Westcliff-on-Sea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Chase High SchoolSS0 0RT | Secondary | Prittlewell | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3 |
| Darlinghurst AcademySS9 3JS | Primary | Leigh-on-Sea | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Earls Hall Primary SchoolSS0 0QN | Primary | Prittlewell | School remains Good (2024) |
| Eastwood Primary School & NurserySS9 5UT | Primary | Eastwood | Good (2023) |
| Edwards Hall Primary SchoolSS9 5AQ | Primary | Eastwood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Fairways Primary SchoolSS9 4QW | Primary | Leigh-on-Sea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Friars Primary School and NurserySS3 9XX | Primary | Shoeburyness | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Greenways Primary SchoolSS1 3BS | Primary | Southchurch | Good in every area (2025) |
| Hamstel Infant School and NurserySS2 4PQ | Primary | Southchurch | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Hamstel Junior SchoolSS2 4PQ | Primary | Southchurch | Good (2024) |
| Heycroft Primary SchoolSS9 5SJ | Primary | Eastwood | Inadequate (2023) |
| Hinguar Community Primary SchoolSS3 9FE | Primary | Shoeburyness | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Kingsdown SchoolSS2 6XT | Special | Eastwood | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Lancaster SchoolSS0 0RT | Special | Prittlewell | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Leigh North Street Primary SchoolSS9 1QE | Primary | Leigh-on-Sea | Good (2022) |
| Milton Hall Primary School and NurserySS0 7AU | Primary | Prittlewell | Good (2024) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolSS9 3HS | Primary | Westcliff-on-Sea | Good (2022) |
| Porters Grange Primary School and NurserySS1 2NS | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | Good (2024) |
| Prince Avenue Academy and NurserySS0 0LG | Primary | Prittlewell | Good (2022) |
| Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolSS3 9LG | Primary | North Shoebury | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSS1 2RF | Primary | Southchurch | Good (2024) |
| Shoeburyness High SchoolSS3 9LL | Secondary | North Shoebury | Good (2024) |
| Southchurch High SchoolSS2 4XA | Secondary | Southchurch | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| Southend High School for BoysSS0 0RG | Secondary | Prittlewell | Outstanding (2024) |
| Southend High School for GirlsSS2 4UZ | Secondary | Southchurch | Outstanding (2024) |
| Southend YMCA Community SchoolSS2 6LH | Alternative provision | Prittlewell | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| St Bernard's High SchoolSS0 7JS | Secondary | Southend-on-Sea | School remains Good (2023) |
| St George's Catholic Primary SchoolSS3 9RN | Primary | North Shoebury | Good (2023) |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolSS0 7AY | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | Good (2023) |
| St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolSS2 6JH | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Nicholas SchoolSS2 4RL | Special | Southchurch | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5 |
| St Thomas More High SchoolSS0 0BW | Secondary | Eastwood | School remains Good (2024) |
| Sutton House AcademySS2 5LG | Special | Prittlewell | Good (2024) |
| Temple Sutton Primary SchoolSS2 4BA | Primary | Southchurch | Good (2023) |
| The Eastwood AcademySS9 5UU | Secondary | Eastwood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The St Christopher SchoolSS9 4AW | Special | Eastwood | Good (2024) |
| The Westborough SchoolSS0 9BS | Primary | Prittlewell | Good (2024) |
| Thorpedene Primary School & NurserySS3 9NP | Primary | North Shoebury | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Victory Park AcademySS2 5LG | Alternative provision | Prittlewell | Good (2024) |
| West Leigh Infant SchoolSS9 2JB | Primary | Leigh-on-Sea | School remains Good (2024) |
| West Leigh Junior SchoolSS9 2JB | Primary | Leigh-on-Sea | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Westcliff High School for Boys AcademySS0 0BP | Secondary | Eastwood | Outstanding (2024) |
| Westcliff High School for GirlsSS0 0BS | Secondary | Eastwood | Outstanding (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 7 Southend-on-Sea report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 28 times, strong standard 10 times, needs attention 8 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at SS postcodes and show here the ones in Southend-on-Sea. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Southend-on-Sea are rated good or better?
90% of the 52 state schools and nurseries in Southend-on-Sea were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Southend-on-Sea?
There are 52 state-funded schools and nurseries in Southend-on-Sea: 33 primary, 12 secondary, 5 special, 2 alternative provision.