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Eastwood Primary School & Nursery

Foundation school · Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 5UT

Ages 3–11 · 471 pupils · Southend-on-Sea

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

62

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
137
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
20
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill112%

471 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
471
Boys / girls
240 / 231
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
471 / 420 (112%)
Free school meals
30.5%
FSM pupils
129
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Perman

Location

Address
Rayleigh Road
Postcode
SS9 5UT
Town
Leigh-on-Sea
County
Essex
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
District
Southend-on-Sea
Constituency
Southend West and Leigh
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, 471 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.5%.

Open schools in Leigh-on-Sea
17
Primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea
12
Academies among open schools in Leigh-on-Sea
65% (11)
Open schools in SS9
18
Primary in SS9
12
Open schools in Southend-on-Sea LA
60
Primary in Southend-on-Sea LA
33

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Leigh-on-SeaNear SS9

  • Heycroft Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    LEIGH-on-SEA · SS9 5SJ · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Blenheim Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 4HX · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand1.06

    0.6 miles away

  • Edwards Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 5AQ · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand0.90

    0.9 miles away

  • Fairways Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 4QW · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

  • Darlinghurst Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 3JS · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM23.6%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

  • Earls Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Westcliff-on-Sea · SS0 0QN · Southend-on-Sea

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand1.36

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Perman

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