Living in Leigh-on-Sea with children
Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
15 schools: 12 state primary, 2 state secondary, 1 privateLeigh-on-Sea on the schools map →Every school in Leigh-on-Sea, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (12)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Hall Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 8% (2/28) in Southend-on-Sea | 5.165 miles (2026) |
| West Leigh Junior School | Ofsted report card | Top 11% (3/28) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
| Eastwood Primary School & Nursery | Good | Top 25% (7/28) in Southend-on-Sea | 0.548 miles (2026) |
| Chalkwell Hall Junior School | School remains Good | Top 29% (8/28) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
| Fairways Primary School | School remains Good | Top 33% (9/28) in Southend-on-Sea | 2.608 miles (2026) |
| Darlinghurst Academy | Improved significantly | Top 36% (10/28) in Southend-on-Sea | 0.618 miles (2026) |
| Blenheim Primary School | Outstanding | Top 50% (14/28) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Good | (20/28) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
| Leigh North Street Primary School | Good | (21/28) in Southend-on-Sea | 2.657 miles (2026) |
| Chalkwell Hall Infant School | School remains Good | — | 1.833 miles (2026) |
| Heycroft Primary School | Inadequate | — | 1.157 miles (2026) |
| West Leigh Infant School | School remains Good | — | 1.279 miles (2026) |
State secondary schools (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eastwood Academy | Standards maintained | (7/12) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
| Belfairs Academy | Requires improvement | (8/12) in Southend-on-Sea | — |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Pierre School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Leigh-on-Sea yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Leigh-on-Sea →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 96% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 100%, on average across the 1,010 postcodes in SS9. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Leigh-on-Sea.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Southend-on-Sea
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Southend-on-Sea.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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