Primary school

Winter Gardens Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • SS8 9QA
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,296 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 80%80% · 2023/242024/25: top 89%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM44% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England+5 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · East of England 7%5/10 Middle+35.4 pts
Reading score104 · East of England 1062/10 Well below East of England+16.7 pts
Maths score101 · East of England 1051/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 60 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 33% · 55 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 33% · 51 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 41% · 58 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 45% · 58 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 49% · 65 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 44% · 57 pupils · East of England 64%49%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 60 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 55 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 2% · 51 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 3% · 58 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 3% · 65 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 7% · 57 pupils · East of England 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 60 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 99 · 55 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 51 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 65 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 57 pupils · East of England 10610497No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 60 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 98 · 55 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 99 · 51 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 101 · 65 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 101 · 57 pupils · East of England 10510298No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 85.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd193
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026411
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.1%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.8%
Persistently absent pupils28.6%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

85.6% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult9.2
  • Classroom teachers 14.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.3
  • Other support 18.8

Teachers 16.6 FTE · Whole workforce 53.8 · 86 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,058
Spend per pupil£6,542
Staff spend per pupil£5,208
Reserve per pupil£567
  • +£224,000revenue reserve
  • +£204,000in-year balance

Grants £6,803 · self-generated £256 · premises £339 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SOUTH ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,058,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it