Belfairs Academy
Secondary schoolBelfairs Academy is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,558 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 28 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Belfairs Academy was 45.9, against 51.9 in Southend-on-Sea and 46.2 in England.
39.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 51.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.9% | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.8% | 71.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 291 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St. Michael's SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file350 m
- West Leigh Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024590 m
- West Leigh Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Fairways Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Leigh North Street Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Blenheim Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).