Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, LEIGH-on-SEA, SS9 5SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Abel
- Sponsor
- South East Essex Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 150361
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702521832
About this school
Heycroft Primary School is a primary academy in Leigh-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 349 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Heycroft Primary School (URN 114789).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Heycroft 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heycroft Primary School compares
Heycroft Primary School ranked 25th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.5% | 18.4% | 349 | — |
| Eastwood Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 469 | 0.3 miles |
| Edwards Hall Primary School | 88% | 4% | 12.7% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Blenheim Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 650 | 0.9 miles |
| Fairways Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 407 | 1.1 miles |
| Darlinghurst Academy | 68% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 547 | 1.4 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)
- 18.39%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Edwards Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Blenheim Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Fairways Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Darlinghurst Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Leigh-on-Sea
Heycroft Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Blenheim Primary School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Primary
- Darlinghurst Academy Primary
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Edwards Hall Primary School Primary
- Fairways Primary School Primary
- Leigh North Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Leigh Infant School Primary
- West Leigh Junior School Primary
- Belfairs Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heycroft Primary School teach?
- Heycroft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Heycroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heycroft Primary School is Mr Andy Abel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heycroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heycroft 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 big is Heycroft Primary School?
- Heycroft Primary School has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heycroft Primary School full?
- Heycroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 349 on roll (83%), 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 Heycroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heycroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heycroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heycroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heycroft Primary School?
- Heycroft Primary School is part of SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Heycroft Primary School rank locally?
- Heycroft Primary School ranked 25th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heycroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Heycroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heycroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heycroft 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 10 July 2026.