Darlinghurst Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.618 miles
Published by Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Darlinghurst Academy is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Darlinghurst 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.618 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.618 miles away, the 7th shortest of 16 Southend-on-Sea primary schools with a published last distance.
- In Reception 2026 the last distance was nearer the school than in 2025.
- There were 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers in Reception 2026: 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 23.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.6% across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 547 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “They chat happily in breakfast club as they arrive.”
- “Pupils value their friendships and prepare for lessons eagerly.”
- “Staff have the highest expectations of pupils’ behaviour and learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southend-on-Sea.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blenheim Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh North Street Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Leigh Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Leigh Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published