Schools in Thurrock

52 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Thurrock

Primary

Offered their first choice 90.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,192
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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

Offered their first choice 74.8%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 72.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 89.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,478
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

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.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Grays Convent High School Grays	0.60	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Grays	1.81	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harris Academy Ockendon South Ockendon	1.12	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harris Academy Riverside Purfleet	0.82	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Stanford-le-Hope	0.69	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mossbourne Port Side Academy Stanford-le-Hope	0.51	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ormiston Park Academy South Ockendon	0.57	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Orsett Heath Academy Grays	1.09	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Clere's School Stanford-le-Hope	1.22	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thames Park Secondary School Grays	1.03	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Gateway Academy Grays	1.12	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Hathaway Academy Grays	0.51	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
William Edwards School Grays	0.57	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)

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