Bournemouth Park Academy, Southend-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "At the heart of our school is a simple belief: every child matters, every child belongs, and every child can succeed. We are proud to be a warm, inclusive community where children feel safe, valued and confident to be themselves."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Bournemouth Park Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Southend-on-Sea and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Bournemouth Park Academy as their first choice and 108 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bournemouth Park Academy are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 66% maths); Temple Sutton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths); and Hamstel Infant School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good).

Bournemouth Park Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Bournemouth Park Academy is one of 4 schools run by Tenacitas Trust, an academy trust.

63 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bournemouth Park Academy (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Southend Victoria Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bournemouth Park School (outside), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bournemouth Park Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1111 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southend-on-Sea (318), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bournemouth Park Academy issued 29 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bournemouth Park Academy are Cecil Jones Academy (0.7 miles), Southend High School for Girls (1 mile), St Bernard's High School (1.2 miles) and Southend High School for Boys (1.2 miles).