Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery, Southend-on-Sea

In its own words: "Applications to join Thorpedene Primary School and Nursery are administered by Southend-on-Sea City Council. Please click here to view our School Prospectus if you would like to learn more about the school. Parents can apply between 15th September and 15th January to start school in September the year after their 4th birthday."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be the Headteacher of Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery. I welcome this opportunity to introduce you to our school. At Thorpedene we strive to provide a welcoming, friendly and happy learning environment for all our children."

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 50% 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 55% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery are Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 68% maths); Bournes Green Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Bournes Green Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); and St George's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery.

Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery is one of 6 schools run by Southend East Community Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery (as of September 2025): 50% would recommend the school, 66% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (8%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 97 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 43 (10.2%) 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.

Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Thorpe Bay Rail Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorpedene Library (se-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thorpedene Primary School & 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 199 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southend-on-Sea (318).

In 2024/25, Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery issued 49 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery are Shoeburyness High School (0.2 miles), Southchurch High School (1 mile) and Southend High School for Girls (1.2 miles).