Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #2 in Southend-on-Sea public Top 7% UK

Barons Court Primary School and Nursery

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Julia Jones

location_onWestcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7PJ

language Visit Website phone 1702331356

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

300

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

2.8x

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Barons Court Primary School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 2.8× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barons Court Primary School and Nursery is a community school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 300 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 31 primaries in Southend-on-Sea and #283 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.8× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 14.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading89% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading100% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

114

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

8.5

Read

LA -0.4

6.4 to 10.6

5.4

Write

LA 0.4

3.3 to 7.4

7.0

Maths

LA -0.2

5.0 to 8.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading91% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 1.3

2.2

Write

LA 0.3

0.3 to 4.1

-2.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.3 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 67%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing94% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.9

Write

LA 0.3

0.9 to 5.1

0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

07 March 2023

Inspection Report

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10 December 2020

Inspection Report

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15 March 2017

Inspection Report

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23 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 September 2006

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-03-15

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-02-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 301 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	302	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	300	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	296	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	296	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	297	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	292	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	297	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	297	2	0.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	291	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	292	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	284	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

97.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

98.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

24.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree65%

agree32%

strongly disagree1%

don't know1%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree62%

agree36%

don't know1%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree53%

agree18%

disagree7%

not applicable23%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes32%

no68%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree63%

agree29%

disagree4%

strongly disagree4%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree57%

agree38%

disagree3%

don't know3%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree64%

agree35%

disagree1%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree62%

agree32%

disagree4%

don't know1%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree70%

agree26%

disagree3%

don't know1%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree73%

agree24%

disagree1%

strongly disagree1%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree59%

agree34%

disagree3%

strongly disagree1%

don't know3%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes97%

no3%

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