St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 60% of pupils at St Helen's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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
In a straight line- Beis Chinuch Lebonos WestcliffIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file110 m
- Milton Hall Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)220 m
- Barons Court Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2023. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- South Essex College of Further and Higher EducationSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file550 m
- St Bernard's High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional)600 m
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).