# Schools in Southend-on-Sea

41 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 87.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 87.8%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,925 places for 1,741 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 78.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 79.1%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,580 places for 2,060 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Southend-on-Sea lodged 172 appeals about a school place.

117 of them were heard by a panel and 7 succeeded, which is about 6 in every 100 heard.

The other 55 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

9 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Blenheim Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea](/school/143337/blenheim-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Fairways Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea](/school/114841/fairways-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Greenways Primary School, Southend-on-Sea](/school/143338/greenways-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Hamstel Infant School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea](/school/143340/hamstel-infant-school-and-nursery) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Temple Sutton Primary School, Southend-on-Sea](/school/144694/temple-sutton-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery, Southend-on-Sea](/school/143336/thorpedene-primary-school-nursery) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Chase High School, Westcliff-on-Sea](/school/141741/chase-high-school) | secondary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Shoeburyness High School, Southend-on-Sea](/school/137733/shoeburyness-high-school) | secondary | Resourced provision |
| [Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea](/school/136443/southend-high-school-for-boys) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Barons Court Primary School and Nursery (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/150392/barons-court-primary-school-and-nursery) | 2.54 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Blenheim Primary School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/143337/blenheim-primary-school) | 0.79 | Standards maintained |
| [Bournemouth Park Academy (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143966/bournemouth-park-academy) | 0.90 | Not judged |
| [Bournes Green Infant School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143339/bournes-green-infant-school) | 1.53 | Good |
| [Chalkwell Hall Infant School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/114719/chalkwell-hall-infant-school) | 1.19 | School remains Good |
| [Darlinghurst Academy (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/140536/darlinghurst-academy) | 1.02 | Improved significantly |
| [Earls Hall Primary School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/114720/earls-hall-primary-school) | 1.35 | School remains Good |
| [Eastwood Primary School & Nursery (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/152086/eastwood-primary-school-nursery) | 1.07 | Good |
| [Edwards Hall Primary School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/148825/edwards-hall-primary-school) | 0.97 | Standards maintained |
| [Fairways Primary School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/114841/fairways-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [Friars Primary School and Nursery (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143334/friars-primary-school-and-nursery) | 0.95 | Standards maintained |
| [Greenways Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143338/greenways-primary-school) | 1.10 | Not judged |
| [Hamstel Infant School and Nursery (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143340/hamstel-infant-school-and-nursery) | 1.04 | Standards maintained |
| [Heycroft Primary School (LEIGH-on-SEA)](/school/150361/heycroft-primary-school) | 0.92 | Inadequate |
| [Hinguar Community Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143333/hinguar-community-primary-school) | 0.93 | Standards maintained |
| [Leigh North Street Primary School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/114774/leigh-north-street-primary-school) | 0.91 | Good |
| [Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/115313/milton-hall-primary-school-and-nursery) | 0.59 | Good |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/144987/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school) | 0.88 | Good |
| [Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/142683/porters-grange-primary-school-and-nursery) | 0.75 | Good |
| [Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/140672/prince-avenue-academy-and-nursery) | 0.85 | Good |
| [Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/144878/richmond-avenue-primary-and-nursery-school) | 0.66 | School remains Good |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/145678/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school) | 0.88 | Good |
| [St George's Catholic Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/146016/st-george-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.21 | Good |
| [St Helen's Catholic Primary School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/146015/st-helen-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.80 | Good |
| [St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/115145/st-mary-s-prittlewell-cofe-primary-school) | 0.79 | Not judged |
| [Temple Sutton Primary School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/144694/temple-sutton-primary-school) | 0.84 | Good |
| [The Westborough School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/145010/the-westborough-school) | 0.71 | Good |
| [Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/143336/thorpedene-primary-school-nursery) | 0.72 | Not judged |
| [West Leigh Infant School (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/114780/west-leigh-infant-school) | 1.07 | School remains Good |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Belfairs Academy (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/138174/belfairs-academy) | 0.47 | Requires improvement |
| [Cecil Jones Academy (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/147185/cecil-jones-academy) | 0.82 | Good |
| [Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/141741/chase-high-school) | 0.62 | Expected standard |
| [Shoeburyness High School (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/137733/shoeburyness-high-school) | 0.78 | Good |
| [Southchurch High School (Southend-On-Sea)](/school/143144/southchurch-high-school) | 0.75 | Expected standard |
| [Southend High School for Boys (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/136443/southend-high-school-for-boys) | 1.74 | Outstanding |
| [Southend High School for Girls (Southend-on-Sea)](/school/136444/southend-high-school-for-girls) | 1.25 | Outstanding |
| [St Bernard's High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/137312/st-bernard-s-high-school) | 1.05 | School remains Good |
| [St Thomas More High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/137310/st-thomas-more-high-school) | 1.13 | School remains Good |
| [The Eastwood Academy (Leigh-on-Sea)](/school/137284/the-eastwood-academy) | 1.63 | Standards maintained |
| [Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/136272/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-academy) | 1.54 | Outstanding |
| [Westcliff High School for Girls (Westcliff-on-Sea)](/school/136490/westcliff-high-school-for-girls) | 1.29 | Outstanding |

Full page: /schools/southend-on-sea
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.