Harris Academy Benfleet

Harris Academy Benfleet is a comprehensive secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Croft Road, Benfleet, Essex, England. It has 1,600 students from school years 7 to 13, and roughly 100 teachers. Until 2026, it was called Appleton School.

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Type: School
Description: academy in Benfleet, Essex, England
Also known as: “Appleton School” and “The Appleton School”
Address: Croft Road, Benfleet, SS7 5RN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Benfleet Library and St George, Benfleet New Thundersley.

South Benfleet Library

Library

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South Benfleet Library is situated 3,400 feet south of Harris Academy Benfleet.

St George, Benfleet New Thundersley

Church

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St George, Benfleet New Thundersley is a church, which is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Harris Academy Benfleet.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, South Benfleet

Church

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of South Benfleet, Essex. The church dates to around the 12th century, and predates the neighbouring Hadleigh Castle, which lies to the east a few miles away. Church of St Mary the Virgin, South Benfleet is situated 1¼ miles south of Harris Academy Benfleet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Benfleet and Bowers Gifford.

South Benfleet

Village

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South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, England, 30 miles east of London. It is adjacent to the village of North Benfleet. The Benfleet post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh.

Bowers Gifford

Village

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Bowers Gifford is a village in the civil parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, located in the Borough of Basildon within the county of Essex, England. It is located to the east of Pitsea and to the west of South Benfleet.

North Benfleet

Village

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North Benfleet is a village in the civil parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. It is located between the towns of Basildon to the west and South Benfleet to the east.