Schools in Southend-on-Sea

41 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Southend-on-Sea

Primary

Offered their first choice 87.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,741
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 78.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 79.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 95.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,060
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-on-Sea	2.54	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Blenheim Primary School Leigh-on-Sea	0.79	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Bournemouth Park Academy Southend-on-Sea	0.90	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bournes Green Infant School Southend-on-Sea	1.53	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chalkwell Hall Infant School Leigh-on-Sea	1.19	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Darlinghurst Academy Leigh-on-Sea	1.02	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Earls Hall Primary School Westcliff-on-Sea	1.35	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Leigh-on-Sea	1.07	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Edwards Hall Primary School Leigh-on-Sea	0.97	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Fairways Primary School Leigh-on-Sea	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Friars Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	0.95	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Greenways Primary School Southend-on-Sea	1.10	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	1.04	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Heycroft Primary School LEIGH-on-SEA	0.92	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hinguar Community Primary School Southend-on-Sea	0.93	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Leigh North Street Primary School Leigh-on-Sea	0.91	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-on-Sea	0.59	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Leigh-on-Sea	0.88	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	0.75	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Westcliff-on-Sea	0.85	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Southend-on-Sea	0.66	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea	0.88	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St George's Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea	1.21	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Helen's Catholic Primary School Westcliff-on-Sea	0.80	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School Southend-on-Sea	0.79	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Temple Sutton Primary School Southend-on-Sea	0.84	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Westborough School Westcliff-on-Sea	0.71	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery Southend-on-Sea	0.72	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
West Leigh Infant School Leigh-on-Sea	1.07	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Southend-on-Sea by first preferences per place
Schools in SS0 (12)
Schools in SS1 (4)
Schools in SS2 (7)
Schools in SS3 (8)
Schools in SS9 (12)
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