The Eastwood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Eastwood Academy is a secondary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Eastwood Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 359 first-choice applications for 220 offers: 1.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 12 Southend-on-Sea secondary schools.
- In 2026, 211 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, and 148 first-choice families (41%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 1,020 Year 7 applications in 2026, 186 came from families living outside Southend-on-Sea; 10 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southend-on-Sea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at The Eastwood Academy.”
- “The school does an exemplary job of preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.”
- “The school ensures that pupils are active citizens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 359 first-preference applications, 220 offers in total, 211 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southend-on-Sea.
- St Thomas More High School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Girls 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chase High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Belfairs Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Southend High School for Boys 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bernard's High School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cecil Jones Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published