Kingsdown School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kingsdown School is a special school in Southend-on-Sea for ages 3 to 14. It is one of the 59 schools in Southend-on-Sea. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 11 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
130 pupils on roll, with places for 130
Schools near Kingsdown School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The St Christopher School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.2 |
| Estuary High School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Inadequate | Not published |
| Lancaster School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Sutton House Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 6.1 |
| Compass Community School Boleyn Park | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
- Age range
- 3 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Stroud
- Phone
- 01702527486
- Address
- Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- URN
- 144692
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.