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West Leigh Junior School

Primary

Southend-on-Sea · Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 2JB www.westleighjunior.co.uk/

Pupils
528
cap. 528
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
528
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
528
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Leigh Junior School · Primary · Southend-on-Sea

Finance£5030 spend / pupil£5905 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
+9pp
84%80%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
22%
+4pp
30%24%18%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
56%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
91%
LA AVG 73.93%
SPAG higher standard
46%
LA AVG 29.04%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.61
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 104.71
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
528
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2JB
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
2024/2584%22%89%56%89%27%88%45%94%91%109.0109.0109.08%528
2023/2475%18%87%36%93%37%82%38%96%85%107.0106.0107.05%524
2022/2380%26%89%46%91%43%84%43%95%86%108.0107.0108.0-0.80+1.80-0.807%525
2018/1979%30%82%45%98%51%90%48%98%92%108.0109.0112.0+0.50+2.80+0.804%524
2017/1879%19%84%45%90%55%87%31%95%86%108.0107.0111.0+0.20+2.80-0.20514
2016/1779%27%84%42%91%53%86%39%99%88%108.0106.0110.0+0.60+2.60-0.704%515

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
2024/2552822.48%8%7%3%4%
2023/2452424.95%6%6%4%6%
2022/2352523.37%4%6%4%8%
2021/2251424.18%4%7%5%11%
2020/2151725.67%5%7%
2018/1952428.24%5%6%3%3%
2017/1827.83%2%
2016/1751519.74%3%8%3%1%

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