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EnglandEast of EnglandCastle PointSS7 5HASouth Benfleet Primary School
Primary

South Benfleet Primary School

Primary

Castle Point · Benfleet · SS7 5HA www.southbenfleet.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
409
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
409
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of South Benfleet Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
+10pp
82%75%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
17%
+3pp
18%14%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
409
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
High Road, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 5HA
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%17%83%44%90%20%86%37%100%81%108.0106.0107.015%409
2023/2468%14%86%25%79%20%82%29%95%86%106.0106.0108.012%408
2022/2371%10%76%29%81%19%91%22%97%86%106.0105.0107.0+0.10+1.00+0.7010%409
2018/1982%18%85%32%92%33%92%32%95%90%107.0107.0108.0+0.80+1.30+1.009%417
2017/1873%15%78%38%92%20%80%30%95%80%106.0105.0109.0+0.20+0.60-0.2010%418
2016/1775%15%83%30%85%25%92%27%90%95%106.0107.0110.0+1.20+1.50+2.4010%420

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540920.915%2%7%4%5%
2023/2440823.212%2%7%4%4%
2022/2340922.410%2%9%4%9%
2021/2241022.411%1%9%5%11%
2020/2141721.512%1%9%
2018/1941723.39%1%11%4%6%
2017/1841821.210%1%14%4%6%
2016/1742022.510%1%15%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.