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The Westborough School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Macdonald Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9BS · thewestboroughschool.co.uk · 01702 349249
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.30 mi
- 0.48 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 94% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 43.6%
- 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 0.30 mi (478 m) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% 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 | 58 | 41 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 81% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.30 mi0.48 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136314)
Ofsted
The Westborough School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Feb 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 | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136314), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136314)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 124
- 27% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (24%) with SEND