Heycroft Primary School, LEIGH-on-SEA

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Heycroft Primary School

Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA SS9 5SJ

https://www.heycroftschool.org.uk/

Heycroft Primary School is an academy. It has about 400 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. The present school opened in 2024.

This school is a member of South East Essex Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery, Rochford Primary and Nursery School, Westborough Academy, Holt Farm Junior School and Hadleigh Junior School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Admissions and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Progress and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
0.7		Edwards Hall Primary School
1.0		Blenheim Primary School
1.1		Fairways Primary School
1.3		Darlinghurst Academy
1.4		Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
1.4		Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
1.6		Earls Hall Primary School
1.6		West Leigh Infant School
1.6		West Leigh Junior School
1.6		Chalkwell Hall Junior School
1.6		Chalkwell Hall Infant School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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