Winter Gardens Academy

State-Funded School

winter-gardens-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS8 9QAPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Winter Gardens Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 411 pupils. Winter Gardens Academy is part of South Essex Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

411

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 411
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: South Essex Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.