Barling Magna Primary Academy
Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Sheern
- Sponsor
- Brickfields Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 143948
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702218961
About this school
Barling Magna Primary Academy is a primary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 167 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 18 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 56% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| 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 Barling Magna Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barling Magna Primary Academy compares
Barling Magna Primary Academy ranked 169th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.8% | 20.5% | 167 | — |
| Great Wakering Primary Academy | 40% | 4.8% | 22.1% | 412 | 1.4 miles |
| Bournes Green Infant School | — | 4.6% | 4.4% | 193 | 2.1 miles |
| Bournes Green Junior School | 80% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 264 | 2.2 miles |
| Friars Primary School and Nursery | 66% | 6.2% | 43.5% | 429 | 2.2 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 209 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 January 2025
- 9 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.47%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 15.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Wakering Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Bournes Green Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Bournes Green Junior School2.2 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Friars Primary School and Nursery2.2 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
St George's Catholic Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Barling Magna Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- 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
- Greenways Primary School 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 year groups does Barling Magna Primary Academy teach?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Barling Magna Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Barling Magna Primary Academy is Mrs Kelly Sheern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barling Magna Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barling Magna Primary Academy, 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 Barling Magna Primary Academy?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barling Magna Primary Academy full?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 167 on roll (80%), 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 Barling Magna Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Barling Magna Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Barling Magna Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barling Magna Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Barling Magna Primary Academy?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy is part of THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barling Magna Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barling Magna Primary Academy rank locally?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy ranked 169th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barling Magna Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Barling Magna Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barling Magna Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barling Magna Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.