The Eastwood Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Southend-on-Sea
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
15.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,154
Capacity used
Over capacity119%
970 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
208 of 293 families who put it first got an offer
226
Places offered
960
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 293 | 208 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 248 | 15 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 195 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 224 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 960 | 226 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 5 preferences. 205 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Louise Goldsmith-Clark
- Address
- Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
- Phone
- 01702524341
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Eastwood Park · Southend West and Leigh
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137284
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TENACITAS TRUST
1,154 pupils · 970 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,163 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 222 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Studies | 234 | 26% | 71% | 84% | |
| Mathematics | 221 | 23% | 64% | 88% | |
| English Language | 221 | 20% | 59% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 220 | 14% | 48% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 217 | 21% | 65% | 82% | |
| French | 162 | 14% | 46% | 66% | |
| History | 113 | 26% | 58% | 77% | |
| Geography | 97 | 26% | 63% | 72% | |
| Business | 90 | 32% | 74% | 87% | |
| Physical Education | 61 | 38% | 92% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 10% | 61% | 90% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 21% | 49% | 64% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.