Hadleigh Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Benfleet, Essex
Hadleigh Junior School is a primary school in Benfleet, Essex for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hadleigh Junior School are happy, confident and independent learners.”
- “The school is a calm, safe and welcoming place to learn.”
- “Pupils consistently demonstrate care and empathy towards each other.”
To improve
- “While this is the case, leaders recognise that published outcomes in writing were not as strong as they could be.”
- “However, in a few classes, the school’s reading strategy is not quite so well embedded.”
- “Sometimes, pupils do not have individual books that are well enough matched to their reading stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (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) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Westwood Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Thundersley Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Wyburns Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Kingston Primary School 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Winter Gardens Academy 2.1 mi Good
- St Katherine's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Grove Wood Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged