Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea

In its own words: "At Porters Grange Primary School we have big ideas and do not set limits on what our children can aspire to and achieve. Our children are encouraged to become confident, creative learners who are resilient and show perseverance."

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 66% 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 56% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); Bournemouth Park Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 61% maths); and Barons Court Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, 94% reading, 91% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery.

Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery is one of 5 schools run by Portico Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

39.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Asian (19%) and Black (18%).

In 2026, 131 pupils (30.4%) received SEN support and 20 (4.6%) 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.

Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery had 32 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Southend Central Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tyrrel Drive (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1052 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, Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery issued 12 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery are St Bernard's High School (0.9 miles), Southend High School for Girls (1.1 miles), Cecil Jones Academy (1.1 miles) and Southchurch High School (1.3 miles).