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Heycroft Primary School

Community school · LEIGH-on-SEA · SS9 5SJ

Ages 4–11 · 402 pupils · Southend-on-Sea

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

6.0%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.8%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
361

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill96%

402 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
402
Boys / girls
192 / 210
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
402 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
12.7%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andy Abel

Location

Address
Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood
Postcode
SS9 5SJ
Town
LEIGH-on-SEA
County
Essex
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
District
Southend-on-Sea
Constituency
Southend West
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in LEIGH-on-SEA, Southend-on-Sea, 402 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.7%.

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%

    0.1 miles away

  • Edwards Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

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

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM14.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Blenheim Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.2%

    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

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM20.1%

    1.0 miles away

  • Darlinghurst Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

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

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM23.6%

    1.3 miles away

  • Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM43.7%

    1.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andy Abel

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