The Robert Drake Primary School
Church Road, Benfleet, SS7 3HT
313 pupils · 99% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROBERT DRAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 February 2024, published 21 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 47 | 156 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 39 | 30 | 132 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 39 | 148 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 46 | 169 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 46 | 179 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 54 | 200 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 55 | 227 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 54 | 217 | 46 |
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
- Kingston Primary School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thundersley Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kents Hill Infant Academy 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kents Hill Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodham Ley Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · 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.