Primary
West Leigh Junior School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2JB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 526 of 528 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Trust
- PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 31.9
- Pupils per adult
- 16.4
- Pupils
- 524
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 April 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
SATs results
84%
17 points above the Leigh-on-Sea average (67% across 8 schools)
109.0
2.6 above the Leigh-on-Sea average (106.4 across 8 schools)
3rd of 8 by our score, among the primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea we can score - 12 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 109 |
| Average reading score | 109 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 84% |
| Working at a higher standard | 22% |
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 time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 80% |
| 23/24 | 75% |
| 24/25 | 84% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2JB
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 15 January, 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
- Headteacher
- Mark Aggus
- Address
- Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2JB
- Telephone
- 01702478593