Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, Essex SS7 5PS
10 reasons to choose Kents Hill Junior School
Top line
Kents Hill Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Benfleet and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Kents Hill Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 2 members of The Epsilon Star Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Kents Hill Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kents Hill Junior School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 35% of schools.
The Kents Hill Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, with foundation subjects organised by half-termly topics and some cross-curricular projects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Kents Hill Junior School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kents Hill Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Kents Hill Junior School
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