Bournes Green Junior School
Ladram Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHEND EAST COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Travis Martinson
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 264
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 144877
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702587913
About this school
Bournes Green Junior School is a primary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bournes Green Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- 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 | 64 | 66 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 86% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 21% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 91% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Bournes Green 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 | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 264 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bournes Green Junior School compares
Bournes Green Junior School ranked 4th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 264 | — |
| Bournes Green Infant School | — | 4.6% | 4.4% | 193 | 0.1 miles |
| Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery | 37% | 8.1% | 51.7% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 6.1% | 23.6% | 393 | 0.8 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenways Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 30% | 856 | 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)
- 9.43%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 7.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bournes Green Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
-
St George's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
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Greenways Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Bournes Green Junior School ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant 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 ages does Bournes Green Junior School teach?
- Bournes Green Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Bournes Green Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bournes Green Junior School is Mr Travis Martinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bournes Green Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bournes Green 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 many pupils are at Bournes Green Junior School?
- Bournes Green Junior School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bournes Green Junior School full?
- Bournes Green Junior School has capacity for 264 pupils and 264 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Bournes Green Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bournes Green Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bournes Green Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bournes Green Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bournes Green Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Bournes Green Junior School is part of SOUTHEND EAST COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bournes Green Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bournes Green Junior School compare with other schools in Southend-on-Sea?
- Bournes Green Junior School ranked 4th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bournes Green Junior School's absence rate?
- Bournes Green Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bournes Green Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bournes Green 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.