Kents Hill Junior School
Primary schoolKents Hill Junior School is a primary school in Castle Point, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 343 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 28 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Kents Hill Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Kents Hill Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 202410 m
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)190 m
- Harris Academy BenfleetSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional)620 m
- Jotmans Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- South Benfleet Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Kingston Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Castle Point
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).