Heycroft Primary School is a primary school located in LEIGH-on-SEA. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA

School Information

Address: Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA, SS9 5SJ
Website: http://www.heycroftschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01702521832
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Palmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114789

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 400
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.8
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue , Eastwood SS9 5SJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road , SS9 5UT
3out of 4 523 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Edwards Hall Primary School
Macmurdo Road , SS9 5AQ
3out of 4 1,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blenheim Primary School
School Way , SS9 4HX
3out of 4 1,574 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fairways Primary School
The Fairway , SS9 4QW
3out of 4 1,800 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road , SS9 5UU
4out of 4 683 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BW
3out of 4 1,862 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BS
4out of 4 2,066 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BP
4out of 4 2,087 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
2out of 4 2,804 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane , SS2 6XT
3out of 4 561 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens , SS9 4AW
4out of 4 1,308 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Estuary High School
820 London Road , SS9 3NH
- not rated 2,729 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
3out of 4 2,804 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road , SS9 1LE
- not rated 3,137 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.