Belfairs Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Southend-on-Sea's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 129 families put this school as their first choice, and 272 places were offered. 129 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 28 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Sixth form

Needs attention

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 14 May 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1558 (capacity 1440)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01702509000

Address

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG

Website

belfairsacademy.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports