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Darlinghurst Academy

Primary

Southend-on-Sea · Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 3JS www.darlinghurst.uk/

Pupils
550
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
550
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
550
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio31.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Darlinghurst Academy · Primary · Southend-on-Sea

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
-14pp
82%73%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
15%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
550
Pupil : teacher ratio
31.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JS
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%10%73%34%82%15%74%23%79%65%105.0104.0103.014%550
2023/2482%5%94%35%89%18%87%28%94%88%108.0105.0107.012%561
2022/2368%11%75%28%82%15%83%22%82%74%105.0105.0105.0+1.70+3.20+2.5011%523
2018/1969%12%84%27%84%23%81%32%82%85%105.0106.0106.0+1.70+1.20+1.3010%689
2017/1864%15%78%32%84%31%69%27%81%74%105.0104.0106.0-0.90+0.70-1.608%708
2016/1767%8%78%32%80%12%75%32%77%90%106.0106.0111.0-1.50-2.80-0.805%761

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2555029.814%13%26%5%14%
2023/2456131.712%14%29%5%14%
2022/2352329.011%13%32%6%18%
2021/2255026.29%15%32%6%20%
2020/2159624.07%11%28%
2018/1968921.610%12%30%4%9%
2017/1870821.48%14%30%4%9%
2016/1776122.85%15%30%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.