Kents Hill Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Benfleet, Essex·SS7 5PS
Composite score
66.4
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#2,388
National rank
#254
In East of England
#75
In Essex
Top 16%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
348
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,170
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Kents Hill Junior School at a glance

Located in Benfleet, Essex, Kents Hill Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 348 pupils aged 7 to 11. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Kents Hill Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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