Kents Hill Junior School
Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, SS7 5PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EPSILON STAR TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Miss Joanne Parkes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Epsilon Star Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 137631
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268792133
About this school
Kents Hill Junior School is a primary academy in Benfleet. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 343 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kents Hill Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 87 | 91 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 71% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 66% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Kents Hill Junior 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 | 49% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kents Hill Junior School compares
Kents Hill Junior School ranked 72nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 343 | — |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.6% | 10.5% | 239 | 0.0 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 16.4% | 216 | 0.1 miles |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 304 | 0.5 miles |
| South Benfleet Primary School | 78% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingston Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 210 | 0.7 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)
- 18.39%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 8.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kents Hill Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Jotmans Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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South Benfleet Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Kingston Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Thundersley
Other schools in Benfleet
Kents Hill Junior School ranks 3rd 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
- Montgomerie Primary School Primary
- South Benfleet 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 ages does Kents Hill Junior School teach?
- Kents Hill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Benfleet.
- Who is the head of academy of Kents Hill Junior School?
- The head of academy of Kents Hill Junior School is Miss Joanne Parkes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kents Hill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kents Hill Junior 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 Kents Hill Junior School?
- Kents Hill Junior School has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Kents Hill Junior School full?
- Kents Hill Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 343 on roll (95%), 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 Kents Hill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Kents Hill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kents Hill Junior School a selective school?
- No. Kents Hill Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Kents Hill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kents Hill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kents Hill Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Kents Hill Junior School is part of THE EPSILON STAR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kents Hill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kents Hill Junior School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Kents Hill Junior School ranked 72nd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kents Hill Junior School's absence rate?
- Kents Hill Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kents Hill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kents Hill Junior 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.