Thorpedene Primary School & NurseryBournes Green Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southend-on-Sea.
Summary of the comparison
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery and Bournes Green Infant School are primary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Bournes Green Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bournes Green Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery was judged in need of attention and Bournes Green Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery (51.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Southend-on-SeaThorpedene Primary School & Nursery | Southend-on-SeaBournes Green Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F34/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 31 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | 29th of 31 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 500 | 180 | |
| Capacity | 630 | 180 | |
| Location | Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9NP | Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3PS | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 37.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 101.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 500 | 180 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.7% | 4.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.8% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 23.4% | 4.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.1% | 7.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
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.
Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery
Bournes Green Infant School
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