Primary schools in Thurrock

There are 39 primary schools in Thurrock, teaching 18,479 pupils. Of the 39 with a score, 20 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 8 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Thurrock All schools in Thurrock Places within

Pupils from low-income families22%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools20 of 39scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards5inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)221 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full18 of 39schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size27.4one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs13schools on the government programme

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Primary schools (39)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Quarry Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Grays	501	19%	Outstanding 2022	99	97 to 100
2	Kenningtons Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	429	15%	No overall grade 2025	98	96 to 100
3	Dilkes AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	554	16%	Outstanding 2023	98	96 to 99
4	Chadwell St Mary Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Grays	202	39%	Not inspected	91	78 to 97
5	Aveley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	425	23%	Good 2023	90	82 to 95
6	St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tilbury	239	22%	Good 2023	89	75 to 95
7	Graham James Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	461	16%	No overall grade 2025	83	70 to 91
8	West Thurrock AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	440	25%	Good 2022	82	68 to 90
9	Giffards Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	412	23%	Good 2022	78	62 to 88
10	Harris Primary Academy MayflowerFree school · ages 3-11 · Chafford Hundred	1,087	12%	Not inspected	77	64 to 86
11	Woodside AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	662	18%	Good 2024	76	62 to 86
12	Shaw Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	391	30%	No overall grade 2025	76	59 to 86
13	Lansdowne Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tilbury	667	49%	Report card 2026	75	60 to 85
14	Tudor Court Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	653	13%	Good 2023	75	61 to 85
15	The Gateway Primary Free SchoolFree school · ages 3-11 · Grays	459	35%	No overall grade 2025	75	58 to 86
16	Harris Primary Academy Chafford HundredAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	679	11%	Not inspected	74	57 to 85
17	Warren Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	445	8%	Good 2019	70	51 to 83
18	Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	224	21%	Good 2024	67	42 to 84
19	Stifford Clays Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Grays	606	23%	Good 2022	67	50 to 80
20	Belmont Castle AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	691	19%	Report card 2026	66	49 to 79
21	St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Grays	530	18%	Good 2023	63	46 to 78
22	Somers Heath Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	415	28%	Report card 2026	62	42 to 77
23	Benyon Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · South Ockendon	431	19%	Good 2024	61	38 to 80
24	Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	248	9%	Good 2023	59	34 to 79
25	Abbots Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	437	18%	No overall grade 2025	57	35 to 76
26	Orsett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Grays	202	6%	Report card 2026	56	32 to 77
27	Deneholm Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Grays	374	17%	Good 2023	56	36 to 73
28	Stanford-Le-Hope Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	438	17%	Good 2022	53	33 to 72
29	Purfleet Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Purfleet-on-Thames	619	33%	Report card 2026	43	27 to 61
30	Tilbury Pioneer AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tilbury	456	40%	Good 2022	41	25 to 60
31	Bonnygate Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · South Ockendon	439	22%	Good 2023	38	22 to 58
32	Mossbourne Herd Lane AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	440	22%	Good 2022	34	19 to 54
33	Little Thurrock Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	639	17%	Good 2023	32	19 to 49
34	Herringham Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Grays	425	43%	Good 2022	31	17 to 50
35	Arthur Bugler Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	406	15%	Not inspected	26	14 to 47
36	Thameside Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Grays	844	31%	No overall grade 2024	15	9 to 24
37	East Tilbury Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · East Tilbury	649	26%	Not inspected	15	9 to 25
38	St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Stanford-le-Hope	196	24%	Requires improvement 2024	8	4 to 18
39	Bulphan Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11 · Bulphan	64	20%	Good 2024	4	1 to 18

Primary schools by town in Thurrock

Grays16 schools South Ockendon8 schools Stanford-le-Hope8 schools Tilbury3 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Essex446 schools Hertfordshire403 schools Norfolk349 schools Suffolk256 schools Cambridgeshire212 schools Central Bedfordshire108 schools Peterborough64 schools Bedford56 schools Luton46 schools Southend-on-Sea33 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.