Schools in Southend-on-Sea

About schools in Southend-on-Sea

Most of the 30 schools listed in Southend-on-Sea are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

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

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

49.5

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools17

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

• Barling Magna Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Bournemouth Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Bournes Green Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Bournes Green Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Friars Primary School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Great Wakering Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Greenways Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Hamstel Infant School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Hamstel Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Hinguar Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St George's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Temple Sutton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  37%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

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

• Cecil Jones Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  35.1

  Attainment 8
• Shoeburyness High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  37.6

  Attainment 8
• Southchurch High School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.7

  Attainment 8
• Southend High School for Boys

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  73.8

  Attainment 8
• Southend High School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  75.0

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• South Essex College of Further and Higher Education

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Kingsdown School

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 14

• Southend YMCA Community School

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 14 to 18

• St Nicholas School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Sutton House Academy

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 5 to 16

• Victory Park Academy

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 5 to 16

Independent schools2

• Alleyn Court Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Southend-on-Sea

How many schools are in Southend-on-Sea?

OfferDay lists 30 schools in Southend-on-Sea, including 17 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Southend-on-Sea?

Every school in Southend-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 Southend-on-Sea?

OfferDay ranks schools in Southend-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.