United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Unitary authority · East of England, England · population ~183k · 52 state-funded schools
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How Southend-on-Sea ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,130/yr
High
Better than 69% of UK LAs
House price
£340,000
Expensive
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,278/mo
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,265/yr
Cheapest
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Crime
95.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.4
High
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Schools
90.4%
Weak
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
52 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 52 (90.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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52 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 52 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoeburyness High School | Secondary | 1,747 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Belfairs Academy | Secondary | 1,606 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westcliff High School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,342 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southend High School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 1,325 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chase High School | Secondary | 1,321 | Inadequate2024Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyGrammar | Secondary | 1,292 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southend High School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,253 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas More High School | Secondary | 1,206 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Eastwood Academy | Secondary | 1,143 | Outstanding2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bernard's High School | Secondary | 1,021 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cecil Jones Academy | Secondary | 1,016 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greenways Primary School | Primary | 888 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southchurch High School | Secondary | 805 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 704 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Temple Sutton Primary School | Primary | 659 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blenheim Primary School | Primary | 651 | Outstanding2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School | Primary | 647 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Earls Hall Primary School | Primary | 635 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh North Street Primary School | Primary | 622 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hamstel Junior School | Primary | 586 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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