Arthur Bugler Primary School
Primary schoolArthur Bugler Primary School is a primary school in Thurrock, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 406 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 March 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Arthur Bugler Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 69% in Thurrock and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Abbots Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- Graham James Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Giffards Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Mossbourne Port Side AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Mossbourne Fobbing AcademySecondary. Inadequate (overall), May 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Thurrock
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).