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Education in Thurrock

Unitary authority

The south of the East of England. 181,664 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 164 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Thurrock, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Thurrock had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
58
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Thurrock had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Thurrock among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Thurrock is 58.

Schools

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Schools in Thurrock

Thurrock has 58 open schools: 39 primary, 13 secondary, 4 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
14
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
1

21 of the 56 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and June 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Thurrock

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Dilkes Academy (April 2023), Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (March 2024), Harris Academy Ockendon (February 2024).

Primary (39)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbots Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11437Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
Arthur Bugler Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11406Standards maintained, March 202558% met KS2 standard
Aveley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11425Good (overall), June 202381% met KS2 standard
Belmont Castle AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11691Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Benyon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11431School remains Good, May 202480% met KS2 standard
Bonnygate Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11439School remains Good, June 202360% met KS2 standard
Bulphan Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led5 to 1164Good (overall), June 202457% met KS2 standard
Chadwell St Mary Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11202Improved significantly, November 202486% met KS2 standard
Deneholm Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11374School remains Good, September 202363% met KS2 standard
Dilkes AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11554Outstanding (overall), April 202386% met KS2 standard
East Tilbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11649Standards maintained, April 202556% met KS2 standard
Giffards Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11412School remains Good, March 202278% met KS2 standard
Graham James Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11461Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Harris Primary Academy Chafford HundredAcademy converter3 to 11679Standards maintained, March 202576% met KS2 standard
Harris Primary Academy MayflowerFree schools3 to 111,087Standards maintained, November 202485% met KS2 standard
Herringham Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11425Good (overall), May 202268% met KS2 standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11224School remains Good, July 202470% met KS2 standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11248Good (overall), September 202359% met KS2 standard
Kenningtons Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11429Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade88% met KS2 standard
Lansdowne Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11667Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met74% met KS2 standard
Little Thurrock Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11639Good (overall), November 202364% met KS2 standard
Mossbourne Herd Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11440School remains Good, December 202260% met KS2 standard
Orsett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11202Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Purfleet Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11619Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Quarry Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11501School remains Outstanding, November 202288% met KS2 standard
Shaw Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11391Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade82% met KS2 standard
Somers Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11415Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met81% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11196Requires improvement (overall), June 202461% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11239Good (overall), September 202370% met KS2 standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11530School remains Good, June 202366% met KS2 standard
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11438Good (overall), November 202262% met KS2 standard
Stifford Clays Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11606Good (overall), October 202266% met KS2 standard
Thameside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11844Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade45% met KS2 standard
The Gateway Primary Free SchoolFree schools0 to 11459Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Tilbury Pioneer AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11456School remains Good, September 202268% met KS2 standard
Tudor Court Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11653Good (overall), March 202373% met KS2 standard
Warren Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11445School remains Good, May 2023Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed69% met KS2 standard
West Thurrock AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11440Good (overall), July 202283% met KS2 standard
Woodside AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11662School remains Good, June 202473% met KS2 standard

Secondary (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Grays Convent High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 16655School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 51.5
Harris Academy Chafford HundredAcademy converter11 to 191,435Outstanding (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 56.5
Harris Academy OckendonAcademy converter11 to 181,440Outstanding (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 47.7
Harris Academy RiversideFree schools11 to 181,111Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 48.1
Mossbourne Fobbing AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18859Inadequate (overall), May 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknessesAttainment 8: 46.5
Mossbourne Port Side AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16443Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changedAttainment 8: 42.0
Orsett Heath AcademyFree schools11 to 16699Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 42.0
Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16594Requires improvement (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 37.6
St Clere's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 191,460Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.9
Thames Park Secondary SchoolFree schools11 to 16808Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 49.1
The Gateway AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,030Standards maintained, December 2024Attainment 8: 50.0
The Hathaway AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16586School remains Good, June 2024Attainment 8: 45.5
William Edwards SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16984Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 41.8

Special (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beacon Hill AcademyAcademy special converter3 to 1977Standards maintained, February 2025
OA - North ViewOther independent special school9 to 140No outcome in Ofsted's file
Treetops Free SchoolFree schools special4 to 16163Good (overall), March 2024
Treetops SchoolAcademy special converter5 to 19324Standards maintained, March 2025

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The Light Christian SchoolOther independent school3 to 1123Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
OA - ThurrockAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 1669School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.