Edwards Hall Primary School
Edwards Hall Primary School is an academy converter in Leigh-On-Sea for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 411 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Edwards Hall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, Edwards Hall Primary School. In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Macmurdo Road Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 5AQ |
| Phone | 01702524470 |
| Reference Number | 148825 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 411 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.28%
Girls: 46.72% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 14.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 5.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| 2 | 40 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| 4 | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 5 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| 6 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 85.6% |
| White, Other | 2.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.2% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.7% |
| White & Asian | 1.2% |
| African | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| Indian | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Edwards Hall Primary School, inspected in May 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 25 Mar 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | School inspection |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Academy conversion letter |
| 22 May 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Edwards Hall Primary School | |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 06 Feb 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Mar 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 11 May 2010 | Monitoring visit |
| 08 Dec 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Mar 2009 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 23 May 2007 | Full inspection: |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 88% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 16% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 20 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 15 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 10 | 6 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Edwards Hall Primary School had 416 pupils for 420 places. 4 places (1.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “North West Primary” planning area
Southend-on-Sea counted 201 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 175 in 2029–30, down 13%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 388 | 400 | 408 | 416 |
| Unfilled | 7.6% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
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 Edwards Hall Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at Edwards Hall Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Edwards Hall Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.6 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 27.8% | 0.0% | 15.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 68.0% | 85.0% | 78.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 6.9 | 5.8 | 3.2 | – |
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, 14.4% of pupils at Edwards Hall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 28 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 6 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Edwards Hall Primary School received £6,360 and spent £6,699 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£163 per pupil).
Across all 13 schools of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, income was £11,402 and spending £11,631 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £191,000 | £121,000 | £68,000 |
| per pupil | £484 | £295 | £163 |
| In-year balance | -£43,000 | -£71,000 | -£141,000 |
| per pupil | -£109 | -£172 | -£339 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA, Essex, SS9 5SJ |
0.67 miles |
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Fairways Primary School
The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4QW |
0.76 miles |
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Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UT |
0.86 miles |
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Grove Wood Primary School
Grove Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8UA |
1.06 miles |
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Blenheim Primary School
School Way, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4HX |
1.2 miles |
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Wyburns Primary School
Nevern Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7PE |
1.25 miles |
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Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3JS |
1.65 miles |
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West Leigh Infant School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB |
1.66 miles |
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West Leigh Junior School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB |
1.66 miles |
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Lift Westerings
Sunny Road, Hawkwell, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4NZ |
1.7 miles |
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St. Michael's School
|
1.72 miles |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3HS |
1.79 miles |
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Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Bilton Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2HQ |
1.85 miles |
|
Hadleigh Junior School
Church Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2DQ |
1.97 miles |
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Leigh North Street Primary School
North Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1QE |
2.02 miles |
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Westwood Academy
Beresford Close, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2SU |
2.04 miles |
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Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL |
2.05 miles |
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Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL |
2.05 miles |
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Edward Francis Primary School
Uplands Park Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8AJ |
2.07 miles |
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Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
Hornby Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0LG |
2.1 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU |
0.91 miles |
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Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6XT |
0.94 miles |
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The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4AW |
1.09 miles |
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Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG |
1.52 miles |
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St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW |
1.53 miles |
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Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS |
1.58 miles |
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Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP |
1.61 miles |
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Estuary High School
820 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NH |
1.9 miles |
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The FitzWimarc School
Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB |
2.01 miles |
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The Deanes
Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2TD |
2.11 miles |
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Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT |
2.21 miles |
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Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT |
2.21 miles |
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Southend High School for Boys
Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG |
2.37 miles |
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Cedar Hall School
Hart Road, Thundersley, Cedar Hall School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3UQ |
2.52 miles |
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Lift Greensward
Greensward Lane, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5HG |
2.53 miles |
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The King John School
Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1RQ |
2.53 miles |
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The Sweyne Park School
Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9BZ |
2.69 miles |
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The King Edmund School
Vaughan Close, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1TL |
2.83 miles |
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USP College
Runnymede Chase, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1TW |
2.87 miles |
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Omnia Foundation
Rayleigh Town Sports & Social Club, London Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9DT |
3.19 miles |
All schools in Leigh-On-Sea · Southend-on-Sea local authority: places and applications
Edwards Hall Primary School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- Blenheim Primary School Leigh-On-Sea
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-On-Sea
- Temple Sutton Primary School Southend-On-Sea
- Greenways Primary School Southend-On-Sea
- Sheringham Primary School London
- Hartley Primary School London
- Drew Primary School London
- Connaught Special School London
- Upton Cross Primary School London
- Joseph Clarke School London
What is Edwards Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Edwards Hall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, Edwards Hall Primary School.
When was Edwards Hall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Edwards Hall Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does Edwards Hall Primary School have?
Edwards Hall Primary School has 411 pupils on roll.
What age range does Edwards Hall Primary School cover?
Edwards Hall Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Edwards Hall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Edwards Hall Primary School?
Edwards Hall Primary School is at Macmurdo Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5AQ.