SchoolScoresSchools in Thurrock
School admissions in Thurrock: application deadlines, offer days and all 58 schools (39 state primary schools, 13 state secondary schools, 3 special schools and 2 independent schools) with Ofsted inspections and results.
Admissions dates
You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in another council area. The closing dates and offer days are set nationally.
| Starting | Apply by | Offers sent |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (Year 7) | 31 October | 1 March |
| Primary school (Reception) | 15 January | 16 April |
If an offer day falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out on the next working day. Check Thurrock's website for local arrangements and in-year applications.
Best primary schools in Thurrock · Best secondary schools in Thurrock · Best sixth forms in Thurrock
Towns
Grays · South Ockendon · Stanford-le-Hope · Tilbury
Latest Ofsted reports in Thurrock
| School | Report card | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Primary Academy Academy · Tilbury | 7 strong Inspected 9 June 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 29 June 2026 |
| Harris Academy Riverside Free school · Purfleet | 3 strong, 4 expected Inspected 28 April 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 23 June 2026 |
| William Edwards School Academy · Grays | 3 expected, 3 needs attention Inspected 10 March 2026 · Before: Requires improvement (2023) | 9 June 2026 |
| Orsett CofE Primary School Academy · Grays | 1 strong, 6 expected Inspected 14 April 2026 | 7 June 2026 |
| Somers Heath Primary School Academy · South Ockendon | 1 strong, 6 expected Inspected 10 March 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Belmont Castle Academy Academy · Grays | 7 expected Inspected 27 January 2026 | 5 May 2026 |
| Purfleet Primary Academy Academy · Purfleet-on-Thames | 7 expected Inspected 10 March 2026 | 30 April 2026 |
| The Light Christian School Independent school · Grays | 1 strong, 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement Inspected 3 February 2026 | 19 April 2026 |
Ofsted report cards published in the year to 31 August 2026. Latest reports across England.
Primary schools (39) · Secondary schools (13) · Special schools (3) · Independent schools (2) · Alternative provision (1)
Primary schools
39 schools.
- Abbots Hall Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- Arthur Bugler Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- Aveley Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
- Belmont Castle Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Benyon Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bonnygate Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bulphan CofE Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2024 · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- Deneholm Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dilkes Academy Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- East Tilbury Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Giffards Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
- Graham James Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2018), confirmed 2025 · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Free school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2024 · 85% met expected standard (KS2)
- Herringham Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 88% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lansdowne Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 strong · 74% met expected standard (KS2)
- Little Thurrock Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Orsett CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Purfleet Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Quarry Hill Academy Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016), confirmed 2022 · 88% met expected standard (KS2)
- Shaw Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 82% met expected standard (KS2)
- Somers Heath Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected · 81% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
- Stifford Clays Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- Thameside Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 45% met expected standard (KS2)
- The Gateway Primary Free School Free school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tilbury Pioneer Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tudor Court Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Warren Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- West Thurrock Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 83% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodside Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
13 schools.
- Grays Convent High School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 61% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 68% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Academy Ockendon Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 49% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Academy Riverside Free school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected · 45% grade 5+ English and maths
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion)
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion)
- Ormiston Park Academy Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 28% grade 5+ English and maths
- Orsett Heath Academy Free school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 48% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Clere's School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 41% grade 5+ English and maths
- Thames Park Secondary School Free school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 54% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Gateway Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 48% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Hathaway Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 37% grade 5+ English and maths
- William Edwards School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention · 35% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
3 schools.
- Beacon Hill Academy Special academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Treetops Free School Special free school · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Treetops School Special academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 2% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
2 schools.
- OA - North View Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- The Light Christian School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement
Alternative provision
1 school.
- OA - Thurrock Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed, may be improving 2024
Page updated 26 September 2026.