West Leigh Junior School

State-Funded School

west-leigh-junior-school-southend-on-sea-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend West and LeighConstituency

SS9 2JBPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

West Leigh Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 526 pupils. West Leigh Junior School is part of Portico Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 20 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

526

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 526
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Portico Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
28 Nov 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.