The Eastwood Academy

The Eastwood Academy continues to perform effectively, maintaining the high standards it established during its previous inspection. The school provides a happy and supportive environment where pupils thrive and are well-prepared for life in modern Britain. The curriculum is broad and academically rigorous, and teachers skillfully adapt lessons to meet the diverse needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. Furthermore, the school emphasizes personal development and offers various opportunities for pupils to enhance their confidence and leadership skills.

Strengths

• Exemplary preparation of pupils for life in modern Britain.
• Broad and academically rigorous curriculum.
• Highly skilled staff who adapt learning to meet student needs.
• Strong focus on personal development and citizenship.
• High levels of pupil engagement and positive behavior.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Eastwood Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.5% of pupils at The Eastwood Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Eastwood Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.8% of pupils at The Eastwood Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Eastwood Academy received £7,440 and spent £6,920 for each of its 1,144 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,475,000 (£3,037 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Tenacitas Trust, income was £7,384 and spending £7,101 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leigh-On-Sea · Southend-on-Sea local authority: places and applications

The Eastwood Academy is part of Tenacitas Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Leigh-On-Sea
• Chalkwell Hall Junior School Leigh-On-Sea
• Bournemouth Park Academy Southend-On-Sea

What is The Eastwood Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Eastwood Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was The Eastwood Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Eastwood Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does The Eastwood Academy have?

The Eastwood Academy has 1,154 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Eastwood Academy cover?

The Eastwood Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are The Eastwood Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.2, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Eastwood Academy?

The Eastwood Academy is at Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU.