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School Atlas lists 33 state primary schools, 12 state secondary schools, 5 special schools, 2 alternative provision schools and 1 post-16 school or college in Southend-on-Sea. It also lists 8 independent schools and 54 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 7 have a religious character: 6 Roman Catholic and 1 Church of England.
Of the 45 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Southend-on-Sea, 28 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 6 Outstanding and 22 Good.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 5 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 34 schools in Southend-on-Sea. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 23 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.