Fairways Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Fairways, where children are known, valued and encouraged to flourish. We are proud of our caring, inclusive community and the positive atmosphere that makes our school a happy place to learn and grow. Our children are supported to develop confidence, curiosity and a love of learning."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Fairways Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Southend-on-Sea and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 73% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Fairways Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 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 Fairways Primary School are Edwards Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths); Blenheim Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 81% maths); West Leigh Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); and West Leigh Junior School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fairways Primary School.

7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 47 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 29 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Fairways Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 15 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Fairways Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairways School (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fairways Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 110 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southend-on-Sea (318).

In 2024/25, Fairways Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fairways Primary School are Belfairs Academy (0.8 miles), The Eastwood Academy (0.9 miles), Westcliff High School for Girls (1.2 miles) and St Thomas More High School (1.2 miles).