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Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2NS · portersgrange.co.uk · 01702 468047
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 431
- 11 over 420 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 42.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 44 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 40 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 42 | 0.7 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132792)
Ofsted
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132792), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 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 Apr 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132792)
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 20
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied