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Greenways Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Greenways, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3BS · greenways.southend.sch.uk · 01702 987950
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.65 mi
- 1.05 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 856
- 82% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.8%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- 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 0.65 mi (1.05 km) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 79% 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 | 89 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 92 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 87 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 94 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 123 | 1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.65 mi1.05 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114777)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Greenways Primary School on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- 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, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 122
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (22%) with SEND