Heycroft Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 349 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 18.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Address | Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, Benvenue Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5SJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.heycroftschool.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01702521832 |
| URN | 150361 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 9 February 2023, published 29 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Heycroft Primary School, URN 114789).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Edwards Hall Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Blenheim Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Fairways Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Darlinghurst Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Earls Hall Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.