Blenheim Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Blenheim Primary School is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Blenheim Primary School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 12 of the 28 other Southend-on-Sea primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 68 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- School Way, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4HX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 650 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “The staff are incredibly caring and are always there to help pupils if needed.”
- “The wide range of clubs pupils attend helps them to develop their talents and interests.”
- “Sports clubs are incredibly popular.”
To improve
- “In the Reception Year, the curriculum is sometimes not implemented consistently well.”
- “Sometimes, activities do not align closely enough with children’s interests or what they already know and can do.”
- “As a result, some children do not make the progress they could, particularly in early reading, writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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) | 65% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 68 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.
- Darlinghurst Academy 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairways Primary School 0.8 mi School remains 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
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade