# Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery

Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 509 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140672. [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 509
- Council: Southend-on-Sea
- URN: 140672

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
19% 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 | 66% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Earls Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earls-hall-primary-school-e114720): 400 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southend High School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-high-school-for-boys-e136443): 700 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 75.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Chase High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-high-school-e141741): 860 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lancaster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-school-e144693): 860 m. Special. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [The Westborough School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westborough-school-e145010): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southend YMCA Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southend-ymca-community-school-e139903): 1.6 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140672)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140672)

## How to cite

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