The Deanes
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 588 pupils
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet SS7 1RQ
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
2,098
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 2,000
Local authority
Essex
Zenith Multi Academy Trust
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The King John School
The King John School is a secondary academy in Benfleet, Essex, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Zenith Multi Academy Trust.
It has 2,098 pupils on roll and room for 2,000. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 2,098
- Capacity
- 2,000 pupils
- Free school meals
- 13.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Zenith Multi Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136577
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