40%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
17%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
34.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
19%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
295.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
587
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Deanes · Secondary · Essex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
40%
-5pp
46%43%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
17%
-1pp
28%22%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
Attainment 8
34.4
-0.9
37.636.034.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.4
EBacc entry
19%
+16pp
19%11%2%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
EBacc APS
295.7
+21.2
295.7247.5199.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 295.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
587
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
33%
Contact
Address
Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 2TD
Local authority
Essex
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40% | 17% | 34.4 | Not applicable | 19% | 295.7 | 24% | 587 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 19% | 35.3 | -0.71 | 3% | 274.5 | 6% | 526 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 28% | 37.6 | -0.46 | 2% | 253.8 | 7% | 507 |
| 2021/22 | 43% | 24% | 36.5 | -0.74 | 15% | 285.0 | 15% | 504 |
| 2018/19 | 46% | 16% | 35.0 | -0.79 | 12% | 199.3 | 26% | 478 |
| 2017/18 | 37% | 22% | 32.7 | -0.94 | 15% | 159.3 | 24% | 439 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 587 | 17.3 | 29% | 2% | 32% | 12% | 33% |
| 2023/24 | 526 | 14.8 | 28% | 2% | 33% | 10% | 33% |
| 2022/23 | 507 | 16.0 | 24% | 3% | 33% | 11% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 504 | 16.4 | 22% | 2% | 35% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 520 | 17.9 | 20% | 2% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 478 | 17.3 | 24% | 3% | 34% | 9% | 25% |
| 2017/18 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 9% | 25% |
| 2016/17 | 434 | 13.0 | 27% | 3% | 34% | 8% | 24% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.