# Schools in Thurrock

52 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 90.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.8%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,543 places for 2,192 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 74.8% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 89.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 72.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,395 places for 2,478 applications, which is 83 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Thurrock lodged 141 appeals about a school place.

123 of them were heard by a panel and 10 succeeded, which is about 8 in every 100 heard.

The other 18 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

14 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Arthur Bugler Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope](/school/143378/arthur-bugler-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit and resourced provision |
| [Aveley Primary School, South Ockendon](/school/146818/aveley-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Deneholm Primary School, Grays](/school/141897/deneholm-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Dilkes Academy, South Ockendon](/school/139104/dilkes-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [East Tilbury Primary School, East Tilbury](/school/138065/east-tilbury-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Lansdowne Primary Academy, Tilbury](/school/138048/lansdowne-primary-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy, Stanford-le-Hope](/school/140013/mossbourne-herd-lane-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Quarry Hill Academy, Grays](/school/139576/quarry-hill-academy) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope](/school/139566/stanford-le-hope-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Stifford Clays Primary School, Grays](/school/141877/stifford-clays-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Thameside Primary School, Grays](/school/138581/thameside-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Warren Primary School, Grays](/school/148172/warren-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Grays](/school/137549/harris-academy-chafford-hundred) | secondary | Resourced provision |
| [Ormiston Park Academy, South Ockendon](/school/135960/ormiston-park-academy) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Abbots Hall Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/139605/abbots-hall-primary-school) | 1.50 | Not judged |
| [Arthur Bugler Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/143378/arthur-bugler-primary-school) | 1.10 | Standards maintained |
| [Aveley Primary School (South Ockendon)](/school/146818/aveley-primary-school) | 0.95 | Good |
| [Belmont Castle Academy (Grays)](/school/139105/belmont-castle-academy) | 0.98 | Expected standard |
| [Benyon Primary School (South Ockendon)](/school/139382/benyon-primary-school) | 0.78 | School remains Good |
| [Bonnygate Primary School (South Ockendon)](/school/148209/bonnygate-primary-school) | 0.88 | School remains Good |
| [Bulphan Church of England Academy (Bulphan)](/school/144603/bulphan-church-of-england-academy) | 0.75 | Good |
| [Chadwell St Mary Primary School (Grays)](/school/143149/chadwell-st-mary-primary-school) | 0.89 | Improved significantly |
| [Deneholm Primary School (Grays)](/school/141897/deneholm-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Dilkes Academy (South Ockendon)](/school/139104/dilkes-academy) | 1.45 | Outstanding |
| [East Tilbury Primary School (East Tilbury)](/school/138065/east-tilbury-primary-school) | 0.92 | Standards maintained |
| [Giffards Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/140720/giffards-primary-school) | 1.03 | School remains Good |
| [Graham James Primary Academy (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/139613/graham-james-primary-academy) | 1.24 | Not judged |
| [Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred (Grays)](/school/138349/harris-primary-academy-chafford-hundred) | 1.09 | Standards maintained |
| [Harris Primary Academy Mayflower (Chafford Hundred)](/school/140938/harris-primary-academy-mayflower) | 1.03 | Standards maintained |
| [Herringham Primary Academy (Grays)](/school/138962/herringham-primary-academy) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (South Ockendon)](/school/146296/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/146708/horndon-on-the-hill-cofe-primary-school) | 0.87 | Good |
| [Kenningtons Primary Academy (South Ockendon)](/school/138735/kenningtons-primary-academy) | 0.93 | Not judged |
| [Lansdowne Primary Academy (Tilbury)](/school/138048/lansdowne-primary-academy) | 0.93 | Strong standard |
| [Little Thurrock Primary School (Grays)](/school/147215/little-thurrock-primary-school) | 0.92 | Good |
| [Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/140013/mossbourne-herd-lane-academy) | 0.78 | School remains Good |
| [Orsett Church of England Primary School (Grays)](/school/144587/orsett-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.97 | Expected standard |
| [Purfleet Primary Academy (Purfleet-on-Thames)](/school/139380/purfleet-primary-academy) | 0.99 | Expected standard |
| [Quarry Hill Academy (Grays)](/school/139576/quarry-hill-academy) | 1.66 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Shaw Primary Academy (South Ockendon)](/school/139166/shaw-primary-academy) | 0.91 | Not judged |
| [Somers Heath Primary School (South Ockendon)](/school/144448/somers-heath-primary-school) | 0.80 | Expected standard |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/146300/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.50 | Requires improvement |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Tilbury)](/school/146867/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.20 | Good |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (Grays)](/school/146299/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school) | 0.91 | School remains Good |
| [Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/139566/stanford-le-hope-primary-school) | 0.74 | Good |
| [Stifford Clays Primary School (Grays)](/school/141877/stifford-clays-primary-school) | 1.21 | Good |
| [Thameside Primary School (Grays)](/school/138581/thameside-primary-school) | 0.93 | Not judged |
| [The Gateway Primary Free School (Grays)](/school/138334/the-gateway-primary-free-school) | 0.91 | Not judged |
| [Tilbury Pioneer Academy (Tilbury)](/school/140832/tilbury-pioneer-academy) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [Tudor Court Primary School (Grays)](/school/141070/tudor-court-primary-school) | 0.98 | Good |
| [Warren Primary School (Grays)](/school/148172/warren-primary-school) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [West Thurrock Academy (Grays)](/school/139991/west-thurrock-academy) | 0.89 | Good |
| [Woodside Academy (Grays)](/school/139106/woodside-academy) | 0.90 | School remains Good |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Grays Convent High School (Grays)](/school/115239/grays-convent-high-school) | 0.60 | School remains Good |
| [Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (Grays)](/school/137549/harris-academy-chafford-hundred) | 1.81 | Outstanding |
| [Harris Academy Ockendon (South Ockendon)](/school/147537/harris-academy-ockendon) | 1.12 | Outstanding |
| [Harris Academy Riverside (Purfleet)](/school/144750/harris-academy-riverside) | 0.82 | Strong standard |
| [Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/151441/mossbourne-fobbing-academy) | 0.69 | Inadequate |
| [Mossbourne Port Side Academy (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/151442/mossbourne-port-side-academy) | 0.51 | Requires improvement |
| [Ormiston Park Academy (South Ockendon)](/school/135960/ormiston-park-academy) | 0.57 | Requires improvement |
| [Orsett Heath Academy (Grays)](/school/147847/orsett-heath-academy) | 1.09 | Good |
| [St Clere's School (Stanford-le-Hope)](/school/137456/st-clere-s-school) | 1.22 | Not judged |
| [Thames Park Secondary School (Grays)](/school/147853/thames-park-secondary-school) | 1.03 | Good |
| [The Gateway Academy (Grays)](/school/133114/the-gateway-academy) | 1.12 | Standards maintained |
| [The Hathaway Academy (Grays)](/school/139578/the-hathaway-academy) | 0.51 | School remains Good |
| [William Edwards School (Grays)](/school/137214/william-edwards-school) | 0.57 | Needs attention |

Full page: /schools/thurrock
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.