Montgomerie Primary School
Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 4LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Amran
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Robus Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 141182
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268757881
About this school
Montgomerie Primary School is a primary academy in Benfleet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Montgomerie Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 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 | 30 | 29 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 76% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Montgomerie 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 | 67% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Montgomerie Primary School compares
Montgomerie Primary School ranked 126th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.7% | 19.4% | 201 | — |
| Woodham Ley Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 17.3% | 243 | 0.1 miles |
| The Robert Drake Primary School | 85% | 4.5% | 13.1% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Jotmans Hall Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 304 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 16.4% | 216 | 1.0 miles |
| Kents Hill Junior School | 77% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 343 | 1.0 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)
- 19.42%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodham Ley Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
The Robert Drake Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Jotmans Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Kents Hill Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
Other schools in Benfleet
Montgomerie Primary School ranks 4th 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
- 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 Montgomerie Primary School teach?
- Montgomerie Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Benfleet.
- Who is the headteacher of Montgomerie Primary School?
- The headteacher of Montgomerie Primary School is Mrs Sarah Amran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Montgomerie Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Montgomerie 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 many pupils are at Montgomerie Primary School?
- Montgomerie Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Montgomerie Primary School full?
- Montgomerie Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 201 on roll (96%), 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 Montgomerie Primary School a faith school?
- No. Montgomerie Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Montgomerie Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Montgomerie Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Montgomerie Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Montgomerie Primary School is part of ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Montgomerie Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Montgomerie Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Montgomerie Primary School ranked 126th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Montgomerie Primary School's absence rate?
- Montgomerie Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Montgomerie Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Montgomerie 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.