St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School

About St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School

St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 647 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 98% of the families who made St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.