Leigh North Street Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades Leigh North Street Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff recognise the importance of promoting regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have worked effectively to make improvements to the curriculum over the past year."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children getting off to a good start in the Reception Year."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have oversight of the effectiveness of the support that pupils who face barriers to their learning or wellbeing receive."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including governors, understand what the school does well and where improvements are needed."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that the personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum is well designed to provide pupils with the knowledge they need."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff have a more consistent understanding of how to adapt their teaching to help all pupils secure and deepen their understanding of important knowledge"; "Leaders should ensure that the new approaches to the teaching of writing are consistently implemented by staff"; "Leaders, including governors, should ensure their systems for checking on aspects of the school provide them with all the information they need to adjust future school improvement priorities as needed"; "Leaders should ensure they strengthen their approaches towards working with parents and carers so that any changes are communicated more effectively".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Leigh North Street Primary School (LNSPS), we promote a culture which reflects our Core Values - we call these values, ASPIRE (Acceptance, Safety, Perseverance, Independence, Respect and Enjoyment)."

The school runs after-school care, from £7 per session.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Leigh North Street Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Southend-on-Sea and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Leigh North Street Primary School as their first choice and 176 named it as one of their preferences, for 66 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 Leigh North Street Primary School are West Leigh Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); West Leigh Junior School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 88% maths); Darlinghurst Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 74% maths); and Chalkwell Hall Infant School (0.7 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Leigh North Street Primary School.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 70 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 16 (2.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Leigh-on-Sea Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadway (e-bound), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 150 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, Leigh North Street Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Leigh North Street Primary School are Westcliff High School for Girls (0.8 miles), Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (0.9 miles), Belfairs Academy (0.9 miles) and St Thomas More High School (1 mile).