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Secondary · SS7 · Essex

The Deanes

Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 2TD

SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance92.2%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.71
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils588

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (12 Sept 2019).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SS7. Where we have them, council (Castle Point) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
588
Free school meals
25.1%
10.9% above district average (14.2%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
29.3%
2.7% above district average (26.6%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
2%
2.1% below district average (4.1%)
Attendance
92.2%
3.1% below district average (95.3%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
21.9%
Progress 8
-0.71 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
34.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
17.3%
Grade 4+ English & maths
40.4%
Entered for EBacc
19.2%
EBacc average point score
2.84

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SS7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2193.5%
  • 2021/2291.6%
  • 2022/2389.3%
  • 2023/2490.3%
  • 2024/2588.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
600
Pupils on roll
588

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Essex page.

SEN support

SEN %
29.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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