The King John School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
- Distance
- 3.0km away
The Appleton School
Croft Road, Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Local ranking55th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 39.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 38.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 286
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 45.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
65
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 166
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1561
- Boys
- 776 (50%)
- Girls
- 785 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (104% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.1%
- EAL
- 6.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,194/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.3%
- White Other: 5.3%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Black Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
84.3%
White British
5.3%
White Other
2.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Croft Road
Benfleet, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136579
- UKPRN
- 10033256
- Establishment No.
- 5418
- Trust
- COMPASS EDUCATION TRUST LTD
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