Kirby Primary Academy, Frinton-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Kirby Primary Academy, we pride ourselves in being a community school with our pupils at the heart of everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, Lego, cooking and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Kirby Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 40% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Kirby Primary Academy as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kirby Primary Academy are Frinton-on-Sea Primary School (1 mile, 60% reading, 67% maths); Lift Hamford (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths); Walton on the Naze Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); and Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery (2.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 39% maths).

Kirby Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Kirby Primary Academy is one of 65 schools run by Reach2 Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

76 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kirby Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (19.3%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Kirby Cross Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Halstead Road (n-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 37 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Kirby Primary Academy issued 12 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.