Best primary schools in Southend-on-Sea (2026)

Southend-on-Sea has 27 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Barons Court Primary School and Nursery, in the top 2% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 63%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 2% in England	Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	91%	91%	21%	No rating
2 Top 6% in England	Bournes Green Junior School Southend-on-Sea	80%	80%	24%	Good
3 Top 6% in England	West Leigh Junior School Southend-on-Sea	80%	84%	22%	Report card
4 Top 10% in England	Edwards Hall Primary School Southend-on-Sea	78%	88%	16%	No rating
5 Top 12% in England	Hinguar Community Primary School Southend-on-Sea	76%	76%	17%	No rating
6 Top 24% in England	Darlinghurst Academy Southend-on-Sea	73%	68%	10%	No rating
7 Top 25% in England	St George's Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea · Roman Catholic	71%	77%	13%	Good
8 Top 27% in England	Leigh North Street Primary School Southend-on-Sea	70%	57%	5%	Good
9 Top 34% in England	Blenheim Primary School Southend-on-Sea	66%	65%	13%	Outstanding
10 Top 34% in England	Earls Hall Primary School Southend-on-Sea	65%	66%	19%	No rating
11 Top 38% in England	Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	64%	66%	19%	Good
12 Top 41% in England	St Helen's Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea · Roman Catholic	67%	60%	3%	Good
13 Top 42% in England	Fairways Primary School Southend-on-Sea	65%	70%	7%	No rating
14 Top 47% in England	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea · Roman Catholic	62%	59%	8%	Good
15 Bottom 50% in England	Bournemouth Park Academy Southend-on-Sea	62%	64%	8%	Not judged
16 Bottom 45% in England	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Southend-on-Sea · Roman Catholic	59%	61%	12%	Good
17 Bottom 42% in England	Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Southend-on-Sea	60%	60%	7%	No rating
18 Bottom 41% in England	Greenways Primary School Southend-on-Sea	60%	61%	7%	Not judged
19 Bottom 35% in England	Friars Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	57%	66%	5%	No rating
20 Bottom 35% in England	The Westborough School Southend-on-Sea	55%	53%	10%	Good
21 Bottom 33% in England	Hamstel Junior School Southend-on-Sea	55%	54%	7%	Good
22 Bottom 22% in England	Temple Sutton Primary School Southend-on-Sea	51%	56%	12%	Good
23 Bottom 18% in England	St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School Southend-on-Sea · Church of England	49%	53%	3%	Not judged
24 Bottom 15% in England	Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	47%	52%	9%	Good
25 Bottom 11% in England	Heycroft Primary School Southend-on-Sea	43%	43%	7%	Inadequate
26 Bottom 9% in England	Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery Southend-on-Sea	43%	37%	4%	Not judged
27 Bottom 5% in England	Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery Southend-on-Sea	39%	38%	6%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Southend-on-Sea?

On exam results over the last three years, Barons Court Primary School and Nursery is the top-ranked primary school in Southend-on-Sea, in the top 2% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.