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The Deanes
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet SS7 2TD · thedeanes.academy · 01268 773545
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 588
- 98% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 144 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 144 | 98 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 97 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 96 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 106 | 92 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 91 | 82 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.4, and 17.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼40.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115340)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.2 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 75.3 | −8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −1 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.2 | +5.1 |
Ofsted
The Deanes was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115340), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115340)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (145 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 145
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 57 parents (39%) with SEND