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Glenwood School

Community special school · Benfleet · SS7 4LW

Ages 3–19 · 263 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Overall absence

10.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-11-20

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence10.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.2%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
10.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
190

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

263 pupils · 220 places

Pupils on roll
263
Boys / girls
196 / 67
School capacity
220
Capacity fill
263 / 220 (120%)
Free school meals
32.7%
FSM pupils
73
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 3–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Ms Amanda Lambert

Location

Address
Rushbottom Lane, New Thundersley
Postcode
SS7 4LW
Town
Benfleet
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Castle Point
Constituency
Castle Point
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 3–19, in Benfleet, Essex, 263 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 32.7%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Benfleet
18
Academies among open schools in Benfleet
83% (15)
Open schools in SS7
19
Open schools in Essex LA
612

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Amanda Lambert
Telephone
01268792575
Website
glenwood.essex.sch.uk

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