Academy converter · Essex

Thundersley Primary School

4–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141626URN

Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

147 applications for 59 places · 146th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 59 places offered · 56 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.9; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.1; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.2; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.9; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Thundersley Primary School (URN 135154), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	147	2.5	56	0.95
Sep 2025	60	153	2.6	42	0.70
Sep 2024	60	168	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2023	52	145	2.8	44	0.85
Sep 2022	60	167	2.8	67	1.12
Sep 2021	60	176	2.9	64	1.07
Sep 2020	60	170	2.8	52	0.87
Sep 2019	60	158	2.6	64	1.07
Sep 2018	60	155	2.6	55	0.92
Sep 2017	56	120	2.1	37	0.66
Sep 2016	60	143	2.4	46	0.77
Sep 2015	60	129	2.2	52	0.87
Sep 2014 *	50	96	1.9	42	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 74% · Maths 85% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	10%	106	104
2023/24	68%	13%	104	105
2022/23	66%	8%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thundersley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kingston Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Robert Drake Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

Good2024

3.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Kents Hill Infant Academy
1.7 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Kents Hill Junior School
1.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
Westwood Academy
1.8 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
South Benfleet Primary School
2.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Rayleigh Primary School
2.4 km · Essex

Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141626 · 881/3835
Trust: Robus Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Thundersley Primary School (URN 135154)
Address: Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3PT
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources