Primary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UT
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 469
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Full — 469 pupils against 420 places
- Girls / boys
- 231 / 238
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Southend-on-Sea 002B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TENACITAS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Perman
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward
- St Laurence
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- URN
- 152086
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heycroft Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | 43% | 0.3 mi |
| Blenheim Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.6 mi |
| Edwards Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 88% | 0.9 mi |
| Fairways Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 70% | 1 mi |
| Darlinghurst AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 1 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 59% | 1.1 mi |
| Earls Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 66% | 1.3 mi |
| Prince Avenue Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 66% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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