Victoria

Summary

Victoria (E02003288) is part of Southend on Sea local authority (view on map). Victoria has an approximate population of 13,000 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Victoria neighbours Prittlewell, St Lukes, Westborough, Chalkwell, Kursaal, and Southend Central.

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

Victoria is the 16th least deprived area in Southend on Sea (out of 17) with 60% 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 Victoria, 36% 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 Victoria % in Southend on Sea % in England
Eligible for free school meals 36% 25% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 64% 75% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Victoria, 23% 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 Victoria % in Southend on Sea % in England
No special educational needs 77% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Victoria, 43% 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 Victoria % in Southend on Sea % in England
White 56% 68% 67%
Asian 18% 13% 14%
Black 12% 9% 7%
Mixed 10% 8% 7%
Other 3% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Victoria with English as an additional language is 28%, 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 Victoria % in Southend on Sea % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Victoria has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Victoria
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Victoria since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Victoria has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Victoria
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 1

There have been no inspections of schools in Victoria since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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