How far Southend-on-Sea schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Southend-on-Sea publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 7 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Chalkwell Hall Junior School at 0.17 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, West Leigh Infant School, admitted from 3.67 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalkwell Hall Junior School Leigh-on-Sea | No current grade | 0.17 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-on-Sea | No current grade | 0.24 mi | 2025/26 | 124% |
| Earls Hall Primary School Westcliff-on-Sea | No current grade | 0.67 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Leigh North Street Primary School Leigh-on-Sea | Good | 1.01 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Darlinghurst Academy Leigh-on-Sea | No current grade | 1.32 mi | 2025/26 | 87% |
| Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Leigh-on-Sea | Good | 3.14 mi | 2025/26 | 112% |
| West Leigh Infant School Leigh-on-Sea | No current grade | 3.67 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Southend-on-Sea measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Southend-on-Sea. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.