West Leigh Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Ronald Hill Grove
 Leigh-on-Sea
 Essex SS9 2JB
Telephone: 01702 478593

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from West Leigh Junior School
Trust: Portico Academy Trust
Sponsor: Portico Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Mark Aggus (since September 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Cheryl Woolf
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 27.39 / 10.06
Non-teaching Staff*: 15.26
Number of pupils: 528
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.3
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 6.60% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 15.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 17.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Southend-on-Sea
Constituency: Southend West
Electoral Ward: Leigh
School Number: 8822108

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st April 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. West Leigh Infant School (0.0km) show on map
  2. St. Michael's School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Leigh North Street Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Belfairs Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. Darlinghurst Academy (1.0km) show on map
  6. Blenheim Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Estuary High School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Westcliff High School for Girls (1.3km) show on map
  9. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Chalkwell Hall Infant School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Chalkwell Hall Junior School (1.5km) show on map
  12. Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (1.5km) show on map
  13. The St Christopher School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Fairways Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  15. Saint Pierre School (1.6km) show on map
  16. St Thomas More High School (1.6km) show on map
  17. The Eastwood Academy (2.1km) show on map
  18. Eastwood Primary School & Nursery (2.2km) show on map
  19. Kingsdown School (2.3km) show on map
  20. Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Heycroft Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  22. Edwards Hall Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  23. Hadleigh Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  24. Chase High School (2.8km) show on map
  25. Lancaster School (2.8km) show on map
  26. Earls Hall Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  27. Southend High School for Boys (3.2km) show on map
  28. The Westborough School (3.3km) show on map
  29. Westwood Academy (3.4km) show on map
  30. Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (3.4km) show on map
  31. Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery (3.5km) show on map
  32. St Bernard's High School (3.5km) show on map
  33. Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff (3.6km) show on map
  34. Compass Community School Boleyn Park (3.7km) show on map
  35. St Helen's Catholic Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  36. Barons Court Primary School and Nursery (3.7km) show on map
  37. St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  38. Southend YMCA Community School (4.1km) show on map
  39. The King John School (4.1km) show on map
  40. Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy (4.1km) show on map
  41. Leigh Beck Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  42. Grove Wood Primary School (4.1km) show on map
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  44. The Deanes (4.2km) show on map
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  59. The FitzWimarc School (5.3km) show on map
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  63. Poplar Adolescent Unit (5.4km) show on map
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  65. Cecil Jones Academy (5.6km) show on map
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  69. Kingston Primary School (5.8km) show on map
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  77. The Cornelius Vermuyden School (6.1km) show on map
  78. St Nicholas School (6.2km) show on map
  79. Lift Hockley (6.2km) show on map
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  82. Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy (6.3km) show on map
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  91. The King Edmund School (6.4km) show on map
  92. Greenways Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  93. Southend High School for Girls (6.6km) show on map
  94. Lift Greensward (6.7km) show on map
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  96. Omnia Foundation (6.8km) show on map
  97. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  98. Fast Progress Tuition Limited (6.9km) show on map
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  100. Stambridge Primary School (7.0km) show on map
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