List of education establishments in Southend-on-Sea

The location of Essex within England.
Southend-on-Sea is the area in yellow numbered 14 on this map.

This is a list of education establishments in Southend-on-Sea in the ceremonial English county of Essex. Southend-on-Sea is a Unitary authority.

State-funded primary schools

Name	Location	Academy group or type of school	Comments
Barons Court Primary School	Westcliff-on-Sea	Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in February 2024.
Blenheim Primary School	Leigh-on-Sea	Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2016
Bournemouth Park Academy	Southchurch	Eastwood Park Academy Trust	Opened in 1907 as Bournemouth Park Infant and Junior Schools. Converted to academy status in 2017.
Bournes Green Infant School	Southchurch	South East Community Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2016.
Bournes Green Junior School	Southchurch	South East Community Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2017.
Chalkwell Hall Infant School	Chalkwell	Community School	Opened in 1909.
Chalkwell Hall Junior School	Chalkwell	Community school	Opened in 1909.
Darlinghurst Academy	Leigh-on-Sea	Legra Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2014.
Earls Hall Primary School	Westcliff-on-Sea	Community school	Built between April 1937 and June 1938, opening in August 1938 as separate Infant and Junior schools, with 135 and 155 pupils respectively. The two schools merged into one school in 2015.
Eastwood Primary School	Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea	Foundation school
Edwards Hall Primary School	Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea	Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2021.
Fairways Primary School	Leigh-on-Sea	Community school	The school was built as separate infant and junior schools in 1952 and 1953. The schools combined as a singular school in 1985.
Friars Primary School	Shoeburyness	Portico Academy Trust	Opened as separate infant and junior schools which were merged in 2004. Converted to Academy status in 2016.
Greenways Primary School	Southchurch	Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust	Originally opened as Thorpe Greenways separate infant and junior schools, the schools were merged and the name changed in 2016 when converted to academy status.
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery	Southchurch	Portico Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2016
Hamstel Junior School	Southchurch	Portico Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2016
Heycroft Primary School	Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea	South East Essex Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2024.
Hinguar Community Primary School	Shoeburyness	South East Community Academy Trust	Converted to academy trust in 2016.
Leigh North Street Primary School	Leigh-on-Sea	Community school	Opened in 1890.
Milton Hall Primary School	Westcliff-on-Sea	Foundation school
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School	Leigh-on-Sea	Assisi Catholic Trust	Converted to academy in 2018.
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery	Southchurch	Portico Academy Trust	Opened as Brewery Road School in 1892. Converted to academy status in 2016.
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery	Prittlewell	South East Essex Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2014.
Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School	Shoeburyness	South East Community Academy Trust	Opened in 1903. Converted to academy status in 2017
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Southchurch	Assisi Catholic Trust	Opened in 1920. Converted to academy status in 2018
St George's Catholic Primary School	Shoeburyness	Assisi Catholic Trust	Converted to academy trust in 2018.
St Helen's Catholic Primary School	Southend-on-Sea	Assisi Catholic Trust	Opened in 1899, the school has been located at the current site since 1973. Converted to academy status in 2018.
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School	Southend-on-Sea & Prittlewell	Voluntary aided school	Opened in 1727 in Prittlewell as Prittlewell Church of England School, the school moved to East Street, next to St Mary's Church in the 19th-century. In 1999, the school moved to Boston Avenue, which had previously been home to Southend High School for Girls, Dowsett High School for Girls, Westborough High School for Girls and Prittlewell High School. The school has since re-opened at East Street, operating across two sites.
Temple Sutton Primary School	Southchurch	Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust	Opened in 1949 on the new Temple Sutton housing estate, the school split into infant and junior schools in 1953, before merging again in 1988. Converted to academy status in 2018
Thorpedene Primary School	Shoeburyness	South East Community Academy Trust	Converted to an academy trust in 2016.
West Leigh Infant School	Community School	Leigh-on-Sea	Opened in 1913.
West Leigh Junior School	Leigh-on-Sea	Portico Academy Trust	Opened in 1913.
The Westborough School	Westcliff-on-Sea	South East Essex Academy Trust	Opened in 1913 as a mixed school with Infants, Senior Boys and Senior Girls departments. In 1953, the senior boys were transferred to Fairfax Mixed Senior School, while the girls transferred from Fairfax to Westborough, with the senior school renamed Westborough High School for Girls. In 1966, the senior school moved to the former Southend High School for Girls and Dowsett High School site in Boston Avenue, leaving the primary school at MacDonald Avenue. Converted to an academy in 2017.

State-funded secondary schools

Non-selective secondary schools

Name	Location	Academy group	Comments
Belfairs Academy	Leigh-on-Sea	Legra Academy Trust	Opened in 1955 as Belfairs High School, the school was rebuilt under the government's Building Schools for the Future in 2011. Converted to academy status in 2012.
Cecil Jones Academy	Southchurch	Loxford School Trust	Opened in 1969 as Cecil Jones High School as Southend's first comprehensive school. Converted to an academy in 2015.
Chase High School	Westcliff-on-Sea	Discovery Educational Trust	A new start school formed from Prittlewell Technology College in 2006. Converted to academy status in 2015.
The Eastwood Academy	Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea	Eastwood Park Academy Trust	Originally opened as Eastwood Senior School in 1939. Converted to academy status in 2011.
St Bernard's High School	Westcliff-on-Sea	St Bernard's High School Academy	A school opened on the site in 1875, but in 1910 the Bernardine Sisters founded St. Bernard's. Converted to academy status in 2011.
St Thomas More High School	Westcliff-on-Sea	Assisi Catholic Trust	Opened in 1960. Converted to academy status in 2011.
Shoeburyness High School	Shoeburyness	South East Community Academy Trust	Converted to academy status in 2011.
Southchurch High School	Southchurch	Partnership Academy Trust	Opened in 2016, replacing Futures Community College.

Grammar schools

Name	Location	Academy group	Comments
Southend High School for Boys	Prittlewell	Southend High School for Boys Academy Trust	Opened as the Day Technical School in Clarence Road in 1895. Moved to Victoria Circus in 1902, with the girls leaving for a new site in Boston Avenue in 1913, with the school being renamed to the current name. The school, which shared the Victoria Circus with the School of Art and the Evening Technical Institute, outgrew the building and moved to the current site in 1938. Converted to academy status in 2011.
Southend High School for Girls	Southchurch	Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust	Opened as the Day Technical School in Clarence Road in 1895. Moved to Victoria Circus in 1902, with the girls leaving for a new site in Boston Avenue in 1913, with the school being renamed to the current name. The school moved to the current site in the late 1950s, with the Boston Avenue site becoming home to Dowsett High School for Girls in 1957. Converted to academy status in 2011.
Westcliff High School for Boys	Westcliff-on-Sea	Westcliff High School for Boys Ltd	Opened in 1920 after the Education committee of Southend Corporation purchased a large house called Belsfield on Victoria Avenue. The new school was originally named the Commercial Secondary School, but in 1922 it was renamed Westcliff High School. The boys moved to the current site in 1926. Converted to academy status in 2010.
Westcliff High School for Girls	Westcliff-on-Sea	South Essex Academy Trust	Opened in 1920 after the Education committee of Southend Corporation purchased a large house called Belsfield on Victoria Avenue. The new school was originally named the Commercial Secondary School, but in 1922 it was renamed Westcliff High School. The girls moved to the current site in 1926, but the girls stayed until the new building was ready in 1931. Converted to academy status in 2011.

Special and alternative schools

Name	Location	Academy group	Comments
Kingsdown School	Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea	SEN Trust Southend	Converted to academy status in 2017.
Lancaster School	Westcliff-on-Sea	SEN Trust Southend	Converted to academy status in 2017.
The St Christopher School	Leigh-on-Sea	SEN Trust Southend	Converted to academy status in 2012.
St Nicholas School	Southchurch	SEN Trust Southend	Converted to academy status in 2017.
Southend YMCA Community School	Prittlewell	Free school	Opened in 2013
Sutton House Academy	Southend	Parallel Learning Trust	Opened in 2017 as an academy, replacing it's predecessor Seabrook College.
Victory Park Academy	Southend	Parallel Learning Trust	Opened in 2018 as an academy, replacing it's predecessor Seabrook College.

Further education and apprenticeship training providers

Name	Provider type	References
Central Training Academy	Independent Training Provider
Crown Vocational Training	Independent Training Provider
RM Training Ltd	Independent Training Provider
Southend Adult Community College	Adult Education Provider
South Essex College / PROCAT	Incorporated Further Education Provider
Vocational Training Services	Independent Training Provider

Higher education

University of Essex

Independent schools

Primary and preparatory schools

Alleyn Court Prep School
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff
St Michael's CofE Preparatory School
Saint Pierre School

Senior and all-through schools

Thorpe Hall School

Special and alternative schools

Compass Community School Boleyn Park
Estuary High School

References

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"Bournes Green Infant School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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"Chalkwell Hall Infant School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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"Prince Avenue Primary Foundation School and Nursery". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
"Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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"Kingsdown School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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"The St Christopher School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
"St Nicholas School". Get Information about Schools on gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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"Crown Vocational Training Ltd". OFSTED. 13 June 2023.
"RM Training Ltd". OFSTED. 29 April 2022.
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"South Essex College of Further and Higher Education". OFSTED. 28 February 2024.
"Vocational Training Services Care Sector Limited". OFSTED. 7 February 2024.

External links

Performance tables for schools in Southend-on-Sea

v t e Schools in Southend-on-Sea
Secondary	Belfairs Academy Cecil Jones Academy Chase High School The Eastwood Academy St Bernard's High School St Thomas More High School Shoeburyness High School Southchurch High School
Grammar	Southend High School for Boys Southend High School for Girls Westcliff High School for Boys Westcliff High School for Girls
Independent	Alleyn Court Prep School Thorpe Hall School
Further education	South Essex College
Defunct	St Hilda's School

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