Heycroft Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend West and LeighConstituency

SS9 5SJPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heycroft Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 349 pupils. Heycroft Primary School is part of South East Essex Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: South East Essex Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Mar 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.