The Robert Drake Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Benfleet, Essex
The Robert Drake Primary School is a primary school in Benfleet, Essex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, New Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 3HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “The Robert Drake Primary School is a happy and friendly place to learn.”
- “Pupils learn a curriculum that builds on what they already know and stretches them further.”
- “Pupils enjoy their lessons and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ checks on what pupils know and can do are not as effective.”
- “In these subjects, some teachers do not always spot when pupils misunderstand or have forgotten something.”
- “As a result, pupils do not learn the curriculum in these subjects as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 85% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Kingston Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Thundersley Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Kents Hill Infant Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Kents Hill Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Woodham Ley Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Montgomerie Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Jotmans Hall Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement