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Leigh Beck Junior School

Primary · Canvey Island · SS8 7TD

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 28 April 2026 · report published 17 May 2026

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At a glance

319 pupils · 89% of 360 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
27.6% of pupils
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils
SEN support
14.8% of pupils
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils
Website
https://www.leighbeckjuniorschool.net
URN
144350

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

67 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 22% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,351
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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