How many schools are in Southend-on-Sea?

OfferDay lists 60 schools in Southend-on-Sea, including 33 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Southend-on-Sea?

Every school in Southend-on-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Southend-on-Sea?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Southend-on-Sea does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Southend-on-Sea local authority?

OfferDay groups the Southend-on-Sea schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Southend-on-Sea local authority

Southend-on-Sea has 60 schools listed on OfferDay across 3 towns.

33 primary schools · 12 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 9 special and alternative provision schools · 5 independent schools

About schools in Southend-on-Sea

Most of the 60 schools listed in Southend-on-Sea are primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 29 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 52.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Southend-on-Sea

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Barons Court Primary School and Nursery 91%
2 Edwards Hall Primary School 88%
3 West Leigh Junior School 84%
4 Bournes Green Junior School 80%
5 St George's Catholic Primary School 77%
6 Hinguar Community Primary School 76%
7 Fairways Primary School 70%
8 Darlinghurst Academy 68%

Secondary

1 Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 77.6
2 Westcliff High School for Girls 75.6
3 Southend High School for Girls 75.0
4 Southend High School for Boys 73.8
5 St Bernard's High School 54.9
6 St Thomas More High School 52.3
7 The Eastwood Academy 51.6
8 Belfairs Academy 45.5

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Southend-on-Sea.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

St. Michael's School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11
Thorpe Hall School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16

Common questions about schools in Southend-on-Sea

How many schools are in Southend-on-Sea?: OfferDay lists 60 schools in Southend-on-Sea, including 33 primary schools and twelve secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Southend-on-Sea?: Every school in Southend-on-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Southend-on-Sea?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Southend-on-Sea does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Southend-on-Sea local authority?: OfferDay groups the Southend-on-Sea schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.