Thundersley 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hart Road, Benfleet, SS7 3PT
Website: http://www.thundersleyprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01268793251
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emma Dawson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141626

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 473
Number of Boys: 236
Number of Girls: 237

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.5
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.3 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thundersley Primary School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3PT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingston Primary School
Church Road , SS7 3HG 		4out of 4 718 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Robert Drake Primary School
Church Road , New Thundersley SS7 3HT 		4out of 4 1,326 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Kents Hill Road , South Benfleet SS7 5PX 		2out of 4 1,678 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kents Hill Junior School
Kents Hill Road , SS7 5PS 		3out of 4 1,830 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road , Thundersley SS7 2TD 		2out of 4 1,245 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive , Thundersley SS7 1RQ 		1out of 4 1,680 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Appleton School
Croft Road , SS7 5RN 		3out of 4 2,330 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 663 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 4 511 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Glenwood School
Rushbottom Lane , New Thundersley SS7 4LW 		4out of 4 2,771 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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