Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JS
547 pupils · 87% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 January 2025, published 5 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 141 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 50 | 126 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 55 | 153 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 61 | 53 | 133 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 61 | 52 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 43 | 128 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 38 | 101 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 68 | 54 | 118 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Blenheim Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Leigh North Street Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West Leigh Infant School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.