Leigh Beck Junior School

State-Funded School

leigh-beck-junior-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS8 7TDPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Leigh Beck Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 319 pupils. Leigh Beck Junior School is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

319

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

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: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 319
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LION ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Feb 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 May 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.