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The King John School

Shipwrights Drive, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1RQ · URN 136577

Public data summary

6.8

out of 10 · 29 data sources

Coverage 85% · Strong

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 1,045
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 2,000
Local authority: Essex

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.19
GCSE Attainment 8: 51.3
A-level average: C+
Sustained education: 46.0%
University: 45.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistent absence: 14.7%
Free school meals: 12.7%
SEN support: 14.9%
English additional language: 2.8%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 10.3:1
Average class size: 25.4
Staff turnover: 8.8%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

7.7

5 contributing signals

Progress

7.2

3 contributing signals

Attendance

6.2

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.3

4 contributing signals

Equity

6.8

6 contributing signals

Destinations

6.2

5 contributing signals

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Official website

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