Kingsdown School
Special schoolKingsdown School is a special school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 3 to 14. It had 130 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Kingsdown School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Kingsdown School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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- Eastwood Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed160 m
- The Eastwood AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional)250 m
- Heycroft Primary SchoolPrimary. Inadequate (overall), February 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- The St Christopher SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), April 2024850 m
- Blenheim Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Thomas More High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2024. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 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).