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Blenheim Primary School

Southend-on-Sea, SS9 4HXPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
62 1st-choice / 77 places
Ranking
#5,031
of 13,686 nationally

About Blenheim Primary School

Blenheim Primary School in Southend-on-Sea received an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection, a significant step up from the Good rating it held in 2013. The inspection, which took place in 2020 and was confirmed as maintaining those standards in a 2025 ungraded visit, awarded top marks across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That puts Blenheim among just three primary schools in the local authority to hold the highest Ofsted grade. On the key academic measure for primary schools, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is comfortably above the Southend-on-Sea local authority average of 61%, and places the school 11th out of 25 primaries in the area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchool Way, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS9 4HX
HeadteacherAmanda Wiley
Local AuthoritySouthend-on-Sea
Number of Pupils651
Free School Meals (FSM)18.3%
School Capacity651 / 657 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (2 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 5 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sports HallDining HallICT SuiteForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingCricketDanceGymnasticsFootballRounders

Clubs & Activities

GardeningArt ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Source: blenheimprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Blenheim Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.