Eastwood Primary School & Nursery: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 61 families put Eastwood Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Across Southend-on-Sea, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Southend-on-Sea lodged 44 appeals against primary school offers; 25 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 61 | 125 | 1.1 | 5 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.