The King John School
Shipwrights Drive, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
2,098 pupils · 105% of 2,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.39 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 346 | 481 | 1,097 | 346 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 346 | 399 | 1,021 | 346 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 349 | 374 | 967 | 349 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 349 | 299 | 864 | 349 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 304 | 278 | 824 | 304 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 280 | 204 | 840 | 279 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 327 | 267 | 895 | 326 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 349 | 370 | 1,190 | 349 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Deanes 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Appleton School 3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Belfairs Academy 3.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School 3.7 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Castle View School 3.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The FitzWimarc School 4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.