The King John School is a secondary school located in Benfleet. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good, management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness is inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shipwrights Drive, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Website: http://www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01702558284
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Steel
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136577

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2000
Number of Pupils: 2124
Number of Boys: 1087
Number of Girls: 1037

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.35 to -0.07
Of the 330 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 326 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:58%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood Academy
Beresford Close , Hadleigh SS7 2SU
4out of 4 853 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hadleigh Junior School
Church Road , SS7 2DQ
3out of 4 1,454 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Bilton Road , Hadleigh SS7 2HQ
3out of 4 1,574 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thundersley Primary School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3PT
3out of 4 1,680 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingston Primary School
Church Road , SS7 3HG
4out of 4 2,171 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive , Thundersley SS7 1RQ
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road , Thundersley SS7 2TD
2out of 4 1,478 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
USP College
Runnymede Chase , SS7 1TW
- not rated 1,169 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedar Hall School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3UQ
3out of 4 1,512 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.