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Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Delaware Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea SS3 9NP · thorpedene.secat.co.uk · 01702 582225
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 37%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 67% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.6%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 18 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 37% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼37% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115265)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 32
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 66% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (59%) with SEND