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Earls Hall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0QN · earlshallprimary.co.uk · 01702 333360
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.42 mi
- 0.68 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 638
- 8 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “outside of catchment area” went to a home 0.42 mi (676 m) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 84 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 84 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 94 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 118 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 118 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 126 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.42 mi0.68 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Earls Hall Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 200
- 31% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (20%) with SEND