Greenways Primary School
Greenways, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Theresa Goodrich
- Sponsor
- Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 856
- URN
- 143338
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702987950
About this school
Greenways Primary School is a primary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 856 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenways Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 144 | 142 | 151 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 56% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Greenways 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 | 62% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 929 |
| 2023/24 | 896 |
| 2024/25 | 888 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenways Primary School compares
Greenways Primary School ranked 15th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.2% | 30% | 856 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 32.5% | 440 | 0.7 miles |
| Hamstel Junior School | 54% | 5.5% | 38.1% | 583 | 0.8 miles |
| Hamstel Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 26.8% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 7.7% | 41.6% | 431 | 1.0 miles |
| Bournes Green Junior School | 80% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 264 | 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)
- 29.95%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 19.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Hamstel Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Bournes Green Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Greenways Primary School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hamstel Junior School Primary
- Hinguar Community Primary School Primary
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenways Primary School teach?
- Greenways Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the principal of Greenways Primary School?
- The principal of Greenways Primary School is Mrs Theresa Goodrich, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenways Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenways 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 many pupils are at Greenways Primary School?
- Greenways Primary School has 856 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greenways Primary School full?
- Greenways Primary School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 856 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Greenways Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenways Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenways Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greenways Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Greenways Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Greenways Primary School is part of LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Greenways Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Greenways Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenways Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenways Primary School compare with other schools in Southend-on-Sea?
- Greenways Primary School ranked 15th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenways Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenways Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenways Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenways 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 2 July 2026.