Primary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
West Leigh Infant School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 July 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 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
- 360
- Places
- 360
- How full
- Full — 360 pupils against 360 places
- Girls / boys
- 189 / 171
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 4%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Southend-on-Sea 011A, 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
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 27%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Interim Headteacher: Sarah Froydenlund
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward
- Leigh
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- URN
- 114780
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Leigh Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 84% | 0 mi |
| St. Michael's SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Leigh North Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 57% | 0.5 mi |
| Darlinghurst AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 0.8 mi |
| Blenheim Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.8 mi |
| Fairways Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.9 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 59% | 1 mi |
| Chalkwell Hall Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1 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.
All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.