Jotmans Hall Primary School, Benfleet
Jotmans Hall Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Benfleet, part of Robus Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 10 schools in Benfleet with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 109% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Essex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Jotmans Hall Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Jotmans Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 76% in Essex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Jotmans Hall Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Jotmans Hall Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Jotmans Hall Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Jotmans Hall Primary School are Kents Hill Infant Academy (0.5 miles, Good); Kents Hill Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 67% maths); and Woodham Ley Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths).
Jotmans Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Kents Hill Infant AcademyKents Hill Junior SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolWoodham Ley Primary School
The trust
Jotmans Hall Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Robus Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 71 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 14 (4.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Jotmans Hall Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Benfleet Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmhurst Avenue (opposite), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Jotmans Hall Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school's emphasis on regular attendance, happiness and safety creates a positive environment for learning. So, many pupils enjoy coming to school. But pupils' ability to demonstrate what they know through discussion and their schoolwork varies. This is because the explanations, instructions and feedback they receive are not always clear. Also, the opportunities for revision are not working well enough to help pupils to remember content.
Pupils base their conduct on the 'E.R.I.C' values: effort, respect, independence and communication. Pupils, for example, show respect in how they kindly discuss the ways people may differ. It shows too in how they invite others to play at break and lunchtimes. Pupils make the most of their social time by chatting and playing in a productive manner. They balance on tyres, exercise on gym equipment and explore the nature trail.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is making significant improvements. However, some issues still hinder all pupils from receiving a consistent, high-quality education. The recent required restructure was a challenge. Leaders rightly avoided overwhelming staff with too many additional changes at once. Staff support the considered, gradual changes that are being implemented. However, many of these are still new and require further work to become consistent and effective.
The school continues to fine-tune its curriculum, including in the early years. This includes adopting or adapting high-quality schemes of work. Work is underway to extract and present the precise words, concepts and skills pupils should learn from Reception through to Year 6. The aim is to make this clear for staff so they know what to teach, but also what to check pupils know and can do. Because this work is incomplete, staff cannot effectively check pupils' understanding to inform their teaching and help more pupils keep up with the learning.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
18.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 47% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 62% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Jotmans Hall Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Jotmans Hall Primary School is in Essex; for families living there:
- Essex's school travel policy: Education Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
315 pupils
288 places
27 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Benfleet
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Benfleet
Across Essex council
Places available
17,932
Applications
15,737
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Essex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
71
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
28.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
304
Total Pupils
171
Boys
133
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
23.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,836
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1724k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
274
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Jotmans Hall Primary School
Questions parents ask about Jotmans Hall Primary School
What are SATs results like at Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Of the pupils at Jotmans Hall Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Jotmans Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Jotmans Hall Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Jotmans Hall Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Jotmans Hall Primary School is oversubscribed, Essex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Jotmans Hall Primary School was full in 2025, at 109% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Classes at Jotmans Hall Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Jotmans Hall Primary School has around 304 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Jotmans Hall Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Jotmans Hall Primary School in 2024/25. 10.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Apply through Essex's coordinated admissions process, naming Jotmans Hall Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Essex is 9 (the median across 614 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Jotmans Hall Primary School?
Jotmans Hall Primary School is at High Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)