Southend-on-Sea
Belfairs Academy
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 45.5 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 45.5
- Attainment 8
- 61%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.31
- Progress 8
- [-0.48, -0.14]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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We have not collected Southend-on-Sea council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Southend-on-Sea’s allocation booklet, or the school’s website.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 272 | 129 | 129 (100%) | 680 |
| September 2025 | 291 | 156 | 156 (100%) | 690 |
| September 2024 | 267 | 184 | 184 (100%) | 739 |
| September 2023 | 289 | 231 | 225 (97%) | 832 |
| September 2022 | 322 | 266 | 262 (98%) | 873 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Southend-on-Sea’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 79 | Not published | Not published | 5% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 73 | Not published | Not published | 14% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 71 | 0% England 1% | 6% England 18% | 7% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 72 | 0% England 1% | 1% England 15% | 1% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 74 | 0% England 1% | 1% England 16% | 3% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 80 | 0% England 1% | 1% England 14% | 5% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 284 | 45.5 | — | 61.3% | 46.5% | 4.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 276 | 43.3 | -0.31 | 58.7% | 41.3% | 3.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 277 | 43.2 | -0.39 | 55.0% | 56.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 228 | 51.4 | +0.16 | 73.0% | 52.0% | 4.6 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 138174 |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Principal Beverley Williams |
| Trust | LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SS9 3TG |
| Latest pupils | 284 |
| FSM eligible | 20.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG
http://www.belfairsacademy.org.uk/View local authority page1702509000| DfE number | 5434 |
| UKPRN | 10037421 |
| Opened | 1 Jun 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Oct 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 14 May 2024 |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2024 |