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Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery

Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9NPPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
42%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#12,179
of 13,686 nationally

About Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery

Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery sits at the bottom end of the league table for Southend-on-Sea primary schools, ranking 23rd out of 25 in the local authority. Its headline Key Stage 2 metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — stands at 42%, which is a full 19 percentage points below the local authority average of 61%. That gap is significant and places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this measure. Only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, and individual subject scores tell a similar story: 55% hit the expected standard in reading, 62% in maths, and 65% in writing. The school's average scaled scores of 102 for both reading and maths are exactly in line with the national average of 100, but the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in maths (12%) and reading (15%) is modest. For context, the top-performing local primaries like Bournes Green Junior School and Darlinghurst Academy sit well above these figures.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressDelaware Road, Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9NP
HeadteacherStephanie Frost
Local AuthoritySouthend-on-Sea
Number of Pupils500
Free School Meals (FSM)49.9%
School Capacity500 / 630 (79% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 4 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysical

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:15

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery

Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.