Bournes Green Junior School
About Bournes Green Junior School
Bournes Green Junior School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a change from the Outstanding grade it received in its previous inspection back in 2010. The inspection report rated the school Good across all four key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Where the school really stands out, however, is in its academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is significantly above the local authority average of 61% for Southend-on-Sea and places Bournes Green first out of 25 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 5% of all primary schools for this combined measure, a strong indicator of consistent teaching and pupil progress across the core subjects.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
1 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted, 12 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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