Secondary
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1558 of 1440 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 95.0
- Pupils per adult
- 17.2
- Pupils
- 1,632
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2024
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
45%
45.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.52 |
| A level students | 79 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 37% |
| 23/24 | 41% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.4 |
| 22/23 | 25.8 |
| 23/24 | 26.8 |
| 24/25 | 24.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.16 |
| 22/23 | -0.39 |
| 23/24 | -0.31 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.4 |
| 22/23 | 43.2 |
| 23/24 | 43.3 |
| 24/25 | 45.5 |
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Southend-on-Sea admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Beverley Williams
- Address
- Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
- Telephone
- 01702509000