Leigh North Street Primary School
North Street, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1QEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Leigh North Street Primary School is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 59 schools in Southend-on-Sea. It ranks 7th of 8 primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 March 2022, report published 19 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 March 2022
Pupils are happy and hard-working at Leigh North Street Primary School. Relationships between pupils and adults are friendly and respectful. Leaders have made reading a high priority. As a result, most pupils quickly become confident and fluent readers. Pupils have a clear understanding of what bullying is. Incidents of bullying are incredibly rare. Pupils know that adults will address any concerns they raise. Pupils' positive attitudes and good behaviour ensure that classrooms are purposeful and productive places to learn. Pupils are proud of their school. All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from an ambitious curriculum. They enjoy learning to play musical instruments, having swimming lessons in the school's large pool and choosing books from the outdoor library. Pupils enjoy the many extra memorable experiences they receive such as dressing up days where they re-enact The Great Fire of London. Pupils are given a wide range of responsibilities. Jobs such as friendship ambassadors, prefects and recycling monitors allow them to make a useful contribution to the life of the school.
What the school should improve
- Procedures for checking pupils' learning in some foundation subjects are not fully developed. This means that gaps in pupils' knowledge and skills are not being constantly identified to enable all pupils to learn as well as possible. Leaders should continue improving their approach to assessment, so that pupils' knowledge and skills in all curriculum areas are checked accurately and the information used well to improve pupils' learning.
- While effective overall, leaders' intentions for the whole early years curriculum are very new. This means that some children may not be as well prepared as they could be to make the transition to Year 1 across all areas of learning. Leaders should ensure that this work is completed. They need to ensure that the early years curriculum is taught in line with the school's wider curriculum map as they intend to enable more children to be fully ready for Year 1.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
92 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
612 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Leigh North Street Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Leigh Junior School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 84% met the expected standard |
| West Leigh Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Darlinghurst Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| St. Michael's School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Saint Pierre School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Hautler
- Phone
- 01702476224
- Address
- North Street, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1QE
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- URN
- 114774
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.