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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

South Benfleet Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Benfleet (Essex).

KS2 RWM expected
78%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
83%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
90%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.8
▲ 3.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
6.5%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
414 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

South Benfleet Primary School is a primary school located in Benfleet, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 409 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the SOUTH BENFLEET PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school is led by Mrs Kelly Hayes.

Enrichment

7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Chess
  • Choir
  • Cross Country
  • Dodgeball
  • Football
  • Netball

Key facts

URN
137029
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
Castle Point
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (19 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

13 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Sharon Lawrence Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Sharon Lawrence Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Dominic James Carver Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2026
Miss Kerry Treloar Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Kelly Hayes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025
Mrs Kelly Hayes Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2025
Mr Thomas Neale Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Victoria Massey Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Edward Alger Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Joanne Ward Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Wendy CraneMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mrs Barbara GrayMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mr Nigel Roberts Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Canon Eileen French Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Susie BiggsChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mrs Donya Armstrong Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Hayley Lill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Steven ChapmanMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mr Kevin JudgeMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mrs Jane Barber Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record