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Edwards Hall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Macmurdo Road, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 5AQ · edwardshallprimary.co.uk · 01702 524470
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.17 mi
- 8.31 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 411
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- 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 5.17 mi (8.31 km) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 56 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 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.17 mi8.31 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134861)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Edwards Hall Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134861), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134861)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134861)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134861)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 85
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (19%) with SEND