Leigh Beck Junior School
Point Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Aaron Wright
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 144350
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268683037
About this school
Leigh Beck Junior School is a primary academy in Canvey Island. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 319 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 89 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 75% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 91% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 85% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Leigh Beck Junior 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 337 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh Beck Junior School compares
Leigh Beck Junior School ranked 146th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5% | 31.1% | 319 | — |
| Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy | — | 5.4% | 18% | 342 | 0.0 miles |
| Lubbins Park Primary Academy | 86% | 5.8% | 19.1% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 74% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 200 | 1.1 miles |
| William Read Primary Academy | 53% | 6% | 33.8% | 189 | 1.5 miles |
| St Katherine's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 213 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 12 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.08%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 11.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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Lubbins Park Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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William Read Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
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St Katherine's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Canvey Island
Other schools in Canvey Island
Leigh Beck Junior School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Canvey Island.
- Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Canvey Junior School Primary
- Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy Primary
- Lubbins Park Primary Academy Primary
- Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Katherine's Church of England Primary School Primary
- William Read Primary Academy Primary
- Winter Gardens Academy Primary
- Castle View School Secondary
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School Secondary
- Athena School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Leigh Beck Junior School teach?
- Leigh Beck Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Canvey Island.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh Beck Junior School?
- The headteacher of Leigh Beck Junior School is Mr Aaron Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leigh Beck Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh Beck Junior 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 Leigh Beck Junior School?
- Leigh Beck Junior School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Leigh Beck Junior School full?
- Leigh Beck Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 319 on roll (89%), 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 Leigh Beck Junior School a faith school?
- No. Leigh Beck Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leigh Beck Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leigh Beck Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Leigh Beck Junior School?
- Leigh Beck Junior School is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Leigh Beck Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh Beck Junior School rank locally?
- Leigh Beck Junior School ranked 146th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh Beck Junior School's absence rate?
- Leigh Beck Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh Beck Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh Beck Junior 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 10 July 2026.