AS new research is published which shows house prices DROP in Southend, the closer they are to schools rated as outstanding, we took a look at which schools have achieved the coveted label in the Southend area. 

According to research by comparethemarket.com, the average house price in Southend is £322,000 but in areas with outstanding schools, this decreases by 5.30 per cent to £304,938.

A strange turn of events. 

Here are the schools in the Southend area rated as outstanding according to Ofsted. 

  • Barons Court Primary School and Nursery, Avenue Road, Westcliff
  • Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend
  • Southend High School for Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend
  • Blenheim Primary School, School Way, Leigh
  • The St Christopher School, Mountdale Gardens, Leigh
  • The Eastwood Academy, Rayleigh Road, Leigh
  • Grove Wood Primary School, Grove Road, Rayleigh
  • Westwood Academy, Beresford Close, Hadleigh, Benfleet
  • Glenwood School, Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley, Benfleet
  • West Leigh  Junior
  • Westcliff High School for Boys
  • Westcliff High School for Girls
  • Bournes Green
  • NB: Some schools have not been inspected for a number of years