Earls Hall Primary School
Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Badcock
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 638
- URN
- 114720
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702333360
About this school
Earls Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 638 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 62% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 18% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 76% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Earls Hall Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 634 |
| 2023/24 | 637 |
| 2024/25 | 635 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earls Hall Primary School compares
Earls Hall Primary School ranked 9th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 638 | — |
| Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery | 66% | 5.1% | 44% | 509 | 0.2 miles |
| The Westborough School | 53% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 443 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 6% | 464 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School | 53% | 5.9% | 32.9% | 611 | 1.1 miles |
| Chalkwell Hall Infant School | — | 4% | 8.9% | 321 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.13%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
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The Westborough School0.8 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Chalkwell Hall Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Westcliff-on-Sea
Earls Hall Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Westcliff-on-Sea.
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Westborough School Primary
- Chase High School Secondary
- St Bernard's High School Secondary
- St Thomas More High School Secondary
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Secondary
- Westcliff High School for Girls Secondary
- Compass Community School Boleyn Park Special schools
- Lancaster School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Earls Hall Primary School teach?
- Earls Hall Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Earls Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Earls Hall Primary School is Mr Matthew Badcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Earls Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earls Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Earls Hall Primary School?
- Earls Hall Primary School has 638 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Earls Hall Primary School full?
- Earls Hall Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 638 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Earls Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Earls Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earls Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earls Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Earls Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earls Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Earls Hall Primary School ranked 9th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earls Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Earls Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Earls Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earls Hall Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.