Primary schools in Southend-on-Sea
17 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Southend-on-Sea in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in Southend-on-Sea first 825 times for 851 places: 0.97 first choices per place. 5 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.28 miles (Hinguar Community Primary School) to 0.84 miles (Friars Primary School and Nursery).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Barling Magna Primary Academy
- Bournemouth Park Academy
- Bournes Green Infant School
- Bournes Green Junior School
- Greenways Primary School
- Hamstel Junior School
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- St George's Catholic Primary School
- St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
- Temple Sutton Primary School
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School
- Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
- Friars Primary School and Nursery
- Great Wakering Primary Academy
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
- Hinguar Community Primary School
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