Kenningtons Primary Academy
Tamar Drive, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KENNINGTONS PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Sawtell-Haynes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kenningtons Primary Academy
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 138735
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708865663
About this school
Kenningtons Primary Academy is a primary academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kenningtons Primary Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 57 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 79% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 84% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 89% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 79% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Kenningtons Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kenningtons Primary Academy compares
Kenningtons Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4.3% | 18.9% | 429 | — |
| Aveley Primary School | 81% | 5.5% | 27.1% | 425 | 0.8 miles |
| Dilkes Academy | 86% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 554 | 0.9 miles |
| Somers Heath Primary School | 81% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 415 | 1.2 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 20% | 224 | 1.3 miles |
| Shaw Primary Academy | 82% | 6.7% | 34.5% | 391 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.85%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aveley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Dilkes Academy0.9 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Somers Heath Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Shaw Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
Other schools in South Ockendon
Kenningtons Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Ockendon.
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
- Dilkes Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Somers Heath Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Ormiston Park Academy Secondary
- Beacon Hill Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Kenningtons Primary Academy teach?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Kenningtons Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Kenningtons Primary Academy is Mrs Jo Sawtell-Haynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kenningtons Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kenningtons Primary Academy, 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 Kenningtons Primary Academy?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kenningtons Primary Academy full?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 429 on roll (102%), 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 Kenningtons Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Kenningtons Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kenningtons Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kenningtons Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Kenningtons Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy is part of KENNINGTONS PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kenningtons Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kenningtons Primary Academy compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kenningtons Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Kenningtons Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kenningtons Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kenningtons Primary Academy'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.