Schools in Leigh-on-Sea

About schools in Leigh-on-Sea

Most of the 17 schools listed in Leigh-on-Sea are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools12

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Blenheim Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Chalkwell Hall Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Chalkwell Hall Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

• Darlinghurst Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Eastwood Primary School & Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Edwards Hall Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Fairways Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Heycroft Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Leigh North Street Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• West Leigh Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• West Leigh Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  84%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Belfairs Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  45.5

  Attainment 8
• The Eastwood Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  51.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Estuary High School

  Other independent special school · Ages 13 to 18 · Boys

• The St Christopher School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 19

Independent schools1

• Saint Pierre School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Leigh-on-Sea

How many schools are in Leigh-on-Sea?

OfferDay lists 17 schools in Leigh-on-Sea, including twelve primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Leigh-on-Sea?

Every school in Leigh-on-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Leigh-on-Sea?

OfferDay ranks schools in Leigh-on-Sea where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.