Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Avenue Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7PJ
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Barons Court Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochford and Southend East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 114787
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
About this school
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery was a community primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 302 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 97% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 114.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +8.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +5.40 | - |
| Maths progress | +7.00 | - |
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 Barons Court Primary School and Nursery 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 | 97% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barons Court Primary School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 25.7% | 302 | — |
| Barons Court Primary School and Nursery | 91% | 3.9% | 26.4% | 303 | 0.0 miles |
| Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery | 38% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 690 | 0.2 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.7% | 17% | 420 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School | 53% | 5.9% | 32.9% | 611 | 0.3 miles |
| The Westborough School | 53% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 443 | 0.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.7%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Barons Court Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
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Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
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St Helen's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
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St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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The Westborough School0.6 miles
Primary · Westcliff-on-Sea
Other schools in Westcliff-on-Sea
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Earls Hall Primary School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Barons Court Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea.
- Has Barons Court Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barons Court Primary School and Nursery under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Barons Court Primary School and Nursery?
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery had 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Barons Court Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 97% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barons Court Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barons Court Primary School and Nursery'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 9 July 2024.