Glenwood School
Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 4LW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Amanda Lambert
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 115469
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268792575
About this school
Glenwood School is a community special school in Benfleet. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glenwood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Glenwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.65%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 12.62%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cedar Hall School1.9 miles
Special schools · Benfleet
-
Omnia Foundation2.3 miles
Special schools
-
Castledon School2.5 miles
Academies · Wickford
-
Lift Pioneer3.2 miles
Academies · Basildon
-
Children's Support Service3.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wickford
Other schools in Benfleet
- Cedar Hall School Special schools
- Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hadleigh Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Jotmans Hall Primary School Primary
- Kents Hill Infant Academy Primary
- Kents Hill Junior School Primary
- Montgomerie Primary School Primary
- South Benfleet Primary School Primary
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primary
- Thundersley Primary School Primary
- Westwood Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Glenwood School teach?
- Glenwood School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Benfleet.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenwood School?
- The headteacher of Glenwood School is Ms Amanda Lambert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glenwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Glenwood School?
- Glenwood School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Glenwood School full?
- Glenwood School has capacity for 220 pupils and 263 on roll (120%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Glenwood School a faith school?
- No. Glenwood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Glenwood School have?
- The schools register lists Glenwood School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glenwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Glenwood School's absence rate?
- Glenwood School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.