The Deanes
Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, SS7 2TD
588 pupils · 98% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 26 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. 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 | 34.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 17.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 40.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.2% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 144 | 98 | 558 | 142 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 114 | 97 | 532 | 114 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 120 | 96 | 464 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 106 | 92 | 416 | 106 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 91 | 82 | 382 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 69 | 372 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 96 | 83 | 370 | 93 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 116 | 84 | 355 | 116 |
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 King John School 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The FitzWimarc School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Sweyne Park School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Appleton School 3.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Belfairs Academy 3.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Eastwood Academy 4.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.