Westborough

Summary

Westborough (E02003285) is part of Southend on Sea local authority (view on map). Westborough has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Westborough neighbours Prittlewell, Blenheim Park, Victoria, and Chalkwell.

Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Westborough is the 12th least deprived area in Southend on Sea (out of 17) with 42% of children living in low-income families, compared to 38% across Southend on Sea and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Westborough, 23% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 25% in Southend on Sea and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Westborough % in Southend on Sea % in England
Eligible for free school meals 23% 25% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 77% 75% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Westborough, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Southend on Sea, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Westborough % in Southend on Sea % in England
No special educational needs 80% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Westborough, 35% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 32% in Southend on Sea, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Westborough % in Southend on Sea % in England
White 64% 68% 67%
Asian 17% 13% 14%
Black 8% 9% 7%
Mixed 8% 8% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Westborough with English as an additional language is 23%, compared with 15% in Southend on Sea, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Westborough % in Southend on Sea % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 23% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 76% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Westborough has 16 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Westborough
All childcare providers 16
Childminders 13
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Westborough, there have been 3 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 2 were graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 3 were graded 'strong standard' (of 3).

Children's welfare and well-being: 3 were graded 'strong standard' (of 3).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Inclusion: 3 were graded 'strong standard' (of 3).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Westborough. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 3 0 2 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 3 0 3 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 3 0 3 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 2 1 0 0
Inclusion 3 0 3 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 3 0 2 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 3 0 2 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 3 0 3 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 3 0 3 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 2 1 0 0
Inclusion 3 0 3 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 3 0 2 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Westborough has no state-funded schools.

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