Benhurst Primary School
Benhurst Avenue, Elm Park, Hornchurch, RM12 4QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Turrell
- Sponsor
- Life Education Trust
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 143216
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708450807
About this school
Benhurst Primary School is a primary academy in Hornchurch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 410 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 21% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 77% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Benhurst 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 | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Benhurst Primary School compares
Benhurst Primary School ranked 33rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.2% | 15.1% | 410 | — |
| Elm Park Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 419 | 0.3 miles |
| Suttons Primary School | 75% | 4% | 11.5% | 468 | 0.7 miles |
| Harrow Lodge Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 28.7% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 8.4% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Scotts Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 8.6% | 421 | 0.8 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)
- 15.09%
- English as an additional language
- 30.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 19.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elm Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
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Suttons Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
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Harrow Lodge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
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Scotts Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Hornchurch
Benhurst Primary School ranks 10th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Hornchurch.
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primary
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primary
- Elm Park Primary School Primary
- Hacton Primary School Primary
- Harrow Lodge Primary School Primary
- Langtons Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Langtons Junior Academy Primary
- Nelmes Primary School Primary
- R J Mitchell Primary School Primary
- Scotts Primary School Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Benhurst Primary School teach?
- Benhurst Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hornchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of Benhurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Benhurst Primary School is Mr David Turrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Benhurst Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Benhurst 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 Benhurst Primary School?
- Benhurst Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Benhurst Primary School full?
- Benhurst Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), 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 Benhurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Benhurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Benhurst Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Benhurst Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Benhurst Primary School?
- Benhurst Primary School is part of LIFE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Benhurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Benhurst Primary School rank locally?
- Benhurst Primary School ranked 33rd of 49 primary schools in Havering for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Benhurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Benhurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Benhurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Benhurst 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 2 July 2026.