The King John School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Benfleet, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The King John School is a secondary school in Benfleet, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The King John School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 481 first-choice applications for 346 offers, or 1.4 first choices per offer, the 8th highest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- In 2026, 330 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families and 151 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 262 of the 1,097 applications (24%) came from families living outside Essex, and 48 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 2,098 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “The King John School is a very happy school and pupils relish coming here.”
- “They make full use of the plethora of clubs, trips and opportunities on offer.”
- “There are clubs for every interest, most of which are set up and run by pupils themselves.”
To improve
- “They increasingly write well, although, as leaders know, some pupils find it hard to communicate their ideas on paper as expertly as their peers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 481 first-preference applications, 346 offers in total, 330 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- The Deanes 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Appleton School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle View School 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The FitzWimarc School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sweyne Park School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Basildon Upper Academy 4.0 mi Good
- Beauchamps High School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published