South Benfleet Primary School
High Road, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 5HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH BENFLEET PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Hayes
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 137029
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268793276
About this school
South Benfleet Primary School is a primary academy in Benfleet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 8 January 2025, 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 | 58 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 68% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 82% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South Benfleet Primary 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 | 71% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Benfleet Primary School compares
South Benfleet Primary School ranked 58th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 414 | — |
| Kents Hill Junior School | 77% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 343 | 0.6 miles |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.6% | 10.5% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 16.4% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 304 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingston Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 210 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.09%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kents Hill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Kents Hill Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Jotmans Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Kingston Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Thundersley
Other schools in Benfleet
South Benfleet Primary School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Benfleet.
- 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
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primary
- Thundersley Primary School Primary
- Westwood Academy Primary
- Woodham Ley Primary School Primary
- The Appleton School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Benfleet Primary School teach?
- South Benfleet Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Benfleet.
- Who is the headteacher of South Benfleet Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Benfleet Primary School is Mrs Kelly Hayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Benfleet Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Benfleet Primary 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 big is South Benfleet Primary School?
- South Benfleet Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is South Benfleet Primary School full?
- South Benfleet Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South Benfleet Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Benfleet Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Benfleet Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Benfleet Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs South Benfleet Primary School?
- South Benfleet Primary School is part of SOUTH BENFLEET PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Benfleet Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Benfleet Primary School rank locally?
- South Benfleet Primary School ranked 58th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Benfleet Primary School's absence rate?
- South Benfleet Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Benfleet Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Benfleet Primary 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 1 July 2026.