Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2NS
431 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 42%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 25 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 45 | 89 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 30 | 50 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 44 | 99 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 54 | 40 | 72 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 42 | 77 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 25 | 56 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 34 | 62 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 25 | 62 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bournemouth Park Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Barons Court Primary School and Nursery 1.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.