Blenheim Primary SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leigh-on-Sea.

Summary of the comparison

Blenheim Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea.

  • Blenheim Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blenheim Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Blenheim Primary School was judged Outstanding and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Blenheim Primary School and 59.0% for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Blenheim Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Blenheim Primary School versus Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Leigh-on-SeaBlenheim Primary SchoolLeigh-on-SeaOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking4th of 31 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure17th of 31 in Southend-on-Sea
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll651 463
Capacity657 473
LocationLeigh-on-Sea, SS9 4HX Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census651 463
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 6.0%
English as an additional language9.7% 21.2%
SEN support12.4% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 7.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Blenheim Primary School

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

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