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EnglandEast of EnglandCastle PointSS7 3HTThe Robert Drake Primary School
Primary

The Robert Drake Primary School

Primary

Castle Point · Benfleet · SS7 3HT www.robertdrake.co.uk/

Pupils
312
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Robert Drake Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
85%
-2pp
93%82%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
9%
-4pp
20%15%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
98%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
54%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
312
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Church Road, New Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3HT
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
2024/2585%9%91%37%98%22%87%48%98%89%107.0109.0110.014%312
2023/2487%13%89%38%98%16%96%31%100%96%107.0107.0110.011%314
2022/2371%20%76%29%100%22%87%40%98%84%105.0107.0108.0+0.00+3.70+2.8011%315
2018/1987%11%87%28%94%15%96%47%96%96%106.0109.0112.0-0.20-0.30+2.4010%319
2017/1893%16%93%38%96%24%96%44%96%91%108.0110.0112.0+1.80+2.00+3.808%318
2016/1780%11%80%24%96%15%96%30%96%96%105.0108.0109.0+1.10+2.40+4.008%316

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
2024/2531221.714%4%13%5%9%
2023/2431424.211%4%13%4%7%
2022/2331524.611%4%13%5%7%
2021/2231324.811%4%11%6%12%
2020/2131623.910%4%10%
2018/1931921.810%2%9%3%4%
2017/1831824.58%1%10%3%3%
2016/1731628.28%0%11%2%2%

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