The Robert Drake Primary School is a primary school located in Benfleet. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/11/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 3HT
Website: www.robertdrake.co.uk/
Telephone: 01268754124
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Christine Redpath
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137246

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 316
Number of Boys: 146
Number of Girls: 170

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2 to 1.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Robert Drake Primary School
Church Road , New Thundersley SS7 3HT 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingston Primary School
Church Road , SS7 3HG 		4out of 4 683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Kents Hill Road , South Benfleet SS7 5PX 		2out of 4 1,128 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thundersley Primary School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3PT 		3out of 4 1,326 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kents Hill Junior School
Kents Hill Road , SS7 5PS 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Appleton School
Croft Road , SS7 5RN 		3out of 4 1,438 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road , Thundersley SS7 2TD 		2out of 4 2,526 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive , Thundersley SS7 1RQ 		1out of 4 2,854 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,685 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glenwood School
Rushbottom Lane , New Thundersley SS7 4LW 		4out of 4 1,452 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cedar Hall School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3UQ 		3out of 4 1,801 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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