Bournemouth Park Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5JN
Headteacher · Mr Rhod Thomas
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 23 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils534Capacity 630
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 4 March 2025
TrustTenacitas Trust
Free school meals43.7%
Ofsted
Inspection on 4 March 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Southend-on-SeaApplications for September 2026
All 53 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered59
Applications108
First choice53
First-choice offers53
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Victory Park Academy0.5 mi
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.5 mi
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery0.5 mi
- Temple Sutton Primary School0.5 mi
- Hamstel Junior School0.7 mi