Academy converter · Essex

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
145995URN

Kents Hill Road, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 5PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

63 applications for 25 places · 140th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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)

63 applications · 25 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.3; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Benfleet (URN 115158), 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	25	63	2.5	19	0.76
Sep 2025	18	64	3.6	18	1.00
Sep 2024	23	69	3.0	20	0.87
Sep 2023	19	48	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2022	15	48	3.2	8	0.53
Sep 2021	18	26	1.4	11	0.61
Sep 2020	19	43	2.3	11	0.58
Sep 2019	30	40	1.3	16	0.53
Sep 2018 *	30	39	1.3	13	0.43
Sep 2017 *	25	49	2.0	20	0.80
Sep 2016 *	27	59	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2015 *	30	83	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	30	55	1.8	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%350th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	43%	10%	104	104
2023/24	43%	10%	102	103
2022/23	53%	3%	105	103

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

Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

77%met the SATs standard
Jotmans Hall Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kingston Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

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

Good2024

3.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
South Benfleet Primary School
1.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Woodham Ley Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Good2023

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Thundersley Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145995 · 881/3441
Trust: Assisi Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 232 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Benfleet (URN 115158)
Address: Kents Hill Road, South Benfleet, Benfleet, SS7 5PX
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

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