Leigh Beck Junior School | Primary in Canvey Island, Castle Point | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

325

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

325

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

325

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Beck Junior School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

70%

-5pp

75%67%58%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

18%

-1pp

19%13%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

88%

Writing higher standard

28%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

33%

Science expected standard

79%

SPAG expected standard

69%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

325

Pupil : teacher ratio

25.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Point Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7TD

Local authority

Essex

Website

https://www.leighbeckjuniorschool.net

Telephone

01268683037

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	18%	78%	27%	88%	28%	90%	33%	79%	69%	105.0	107.0	104.0	—	—	—	17%	325
2023/24	75%	19%	91%	34%	88%	39%	83%	25%	91%	85%	108.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	15%	337
2022/23	75%	13%	85%	48%	86%	34%	88%	20%	85%	84%	108.0	105.0	107.0	+4.60	+4.90	+2.30	14%	316
2018/19	58%	11%	65%	28%	82%	24%	79%	16%	85%	67%	103.0	104.0	104.0	-0.90	+0.90	-0.50	15%	330
2017/18	58%	6%	72%	19%	84%	17%	69%	16%	94%	83%	104.0	103.0	106.0	+1.10	+2.40	+0.30	—	329
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	325	25.6	17%	3%	31%	5%	12%
2023/24	337	28.1	15%	3%	33%	6%	14%
2022/23	316	23.6	14%	4%	29%	6%	14%
2021/22	304	26.7	13%	2%	30%	6%	17%
2020/21	321	24.0	16%	2%	29%	—	—
2018/19	330	50.0	15%	0%	32%	5%	10%
2017/18	—	27.1	—	—	—	4%	9%