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Hadleigh Junior School

Primary · Benfleet · SS7 2DQ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 March 2025

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At a glance

357 pupils · 99% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
18.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.hadleighjuniorschool.co.uk/
URN
145548

In figures

At its inspection on 4 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

87 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
54%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school54%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
Essex average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Bursley AcademyNewcastle · 158 miles awayExpected standard67%
Bedale Church of England Primary SchoolBedale · 210 miles awayGood77%
Emsworth Primary SchoolEmsworth · 83 miles awayGood63%
Broughton Primary AcademyBrigg · 147 miles awayRequires improvement65%
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary SchoolThornton-Cleveleys · 221 miles awayNo current grade36%
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · 135 miles awayOutstanding89%
R L Hughes Primary SchoolWigan · 191 miles awayGood78%
St Philip's CofE Primary School, AthertonManchester · 188 miles awayGood71%
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary SchoolHeathfield · 43 miles awayGood70%
Hawkinge Primary SchoolFolkestone · 38 miles awayOutstanding (2019)76%
Redesdale Primary SchoolWallsend · 255 miles awayGood82%
Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolYork · 168 miles awayRequires improvement46%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Black African 4% (Essex 4%, England 5%) · Any other White background 3% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.75 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,980; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,743
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £85,000; in-year balance +£103,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.1%62.3%
Social housing7.6%17.1%
Privately rented31.9%20.5%
Detached houses15.6%22.9%
Flats49.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021518 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£415,000367 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£302,500–£540,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (127)£560,000
Semi-detached (144)£410,000
Terraced (18)£317,500
Flat (78)£220,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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