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EnglandEast of EnglandCastle PointSS7 3PTThundersley Primary School
Primary

Thundersley Primary School

Primary

Castle Point · Benfleet · SS7 3PT http://www.thundersleyprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
456
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thundersley Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-1pp
71%60%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
10%
-3pp
13%11%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
456
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3PT
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
2024/2567%10%82%35%74%18%85%21%87%81%106.0104.0105.017%456
2023/2468%13%75%23%78%23%78%22%82%80%104.0105.0107.015%447
2022/2366%8%76%24%78%25%83%15%83%76%105.0104.0105.0+0.50+3.20+1.4015%443
2018/1948%8%63%15%80%28%55%13%92%70%101.0101.0103.0-3.10+0.80-4.009%455
2017/1871%8%78%31%85%25%73%24%86%69%105.0104.0104.0+0.40+1.50-0.50421
2016/1766%8%78%14%78%10%76%15%75%76%104.0104.0106.0-0.70-0.90-0.8012%412

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
2024/2545624.917%5%11%5%10%
2023/2444725.015%4%11%5%9%
2022/2344324.615%3%14%5%10%
2021/2245723.715%3%13%6%17%
2020/2147323.111%3%14%
2018/1945523.39%2%12%4%7%
2017/1823.45%8%
2016/1741221.612%1%14%5%10%

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