Thundersley Primary School
Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Dawson
- Sponsor
- Robus Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 141626
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268793251
About this school
Thundersley Primary School is a primary academy in Benfleet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 423 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 60 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 68% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Thundersley 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 | 66% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thundersley Primary School compares
Thundersley Primary School ranked 177th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 | 67% | 4.7% | 11% | 423 | — |
| Kingston Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| The Robert Drake Primary School | 85% | 4.5% | 13.1% | 313 | 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 |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.6% | 10.5% | 239 | 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)
- 10.96%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingston Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Thundersley
-
The Robert Drake Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Kents Hill Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
-
Kents Hill Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Benfleet
Other schools in Benfleet
Thundersley Primary School ranks 6th 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
- South Benfleet Primary School Primary
- The Robert Drake Primary School Primary
- Westwood Academy Primary
- Woodham Ley Primary School Primary
- The Appleton School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thundersley Primary School teach?
- Thundersley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Benfleet.
- Who is the headteacher of Thundersley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thundersley Primary School is Miss Emma Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thundersley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thundersley 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 Thundersley Primary School?
- Thundersley Primary School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thundersley Primary School full?
- Thundersley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), 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 Thundersley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thundersley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thundersley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thundersley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Thundersley Primary School?
- Thundersley 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 Thundersley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thundersley Primary School rank locally?
- Thundersley Primary School ranked 177th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 Thundersley Primary School's absence rate?
- Thundersley 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 Thundersley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thundersley 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.