Great Wakering Primary Academy
High Street, Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BRICKFIELDS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Burdett
- Sponsor
- Brickfields Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 143978
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702219435
About this school
Great Wakering Primary Academy is a primary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 55% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 68% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Great Wakering 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 | 58% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Wakering Primary Academy compares
Great Wakering Primary Academy ranked 358th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.8% | 22.1% | 412 | — |
| Friars Primary School and Nursery | 66% | 6.2% | 43.5% | 429 | 1.0 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 209 | 1.2 miles |
| Barling Magna Primary Academy | 68% | 5.8% | 20.5% | 167 | 1.4 miles |
| Bournes Green Infant School | — | 4.6% | 4.4% | 193 | 1.7 miles |
| Bournes Green Junior School | 80% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 264 | 1.7 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)
- 22.11%
- English as an additional language
- 0.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Friars Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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St George's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Barling Magna Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Bournes Green Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Bournes Green Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Great Wakering Primary Academy ranks 14th 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
- 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 Great Wakering Primary Academy teach?
- Great Wakering Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Wakering Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Great Wakering Primary Academy is Mrs Jennifer Burdett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Wakering Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Wakering 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 Great Wakering Primary Academy?
- Great Wakering Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Wakering Primary Academy full?
- Great Wakering Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Great Wakering Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Great Wakering Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Wakering Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Wakering Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Great Wakering Primary Academy?
- Great Wakering 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 Great Wakering Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Wakering Primary Academy rank locally?
- Great Wakering Primary Academy ranked 358th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Wakering Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Great Wakering Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Wakering Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Wakering 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.