The Deanes
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · 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 Deanes is a secondary school in Benfleet, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Deanes 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
- In 2026 every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 98 first-choice applications for 144 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 9th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- In 2026 every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place, and 46 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 17% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%) and the Attainment 8 score was 34.4 (England 46).
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
- Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 2TD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 588 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils know that they matter as individuals, as the school fulfils its ‘iMatter’ promises to them.”
- “All pupils are made to feel welcome.”
- “They thrive in a happy and inclusive environment.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, pupils do not retain important knowledge as well as they should, as a few teachers are less effective at helping them to do so.”
- “Sometimes, a small number of pupils cause low-level disruption, but staff are on hand to address this.”
- “The trust recognised that pupils did not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (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) | 17% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.4 | 46 |
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: 98 first-preference applications, 144 offers in total, 98 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 King John School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The FitzWimarc School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sweyne Park School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Appleton School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle View School 3.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Lift Greensward 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beauchamps High School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published