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Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Belhus Park Lane, Aveley, South Ockendon RM15 4RU · parkacademycst.org · 01708 865180
On the mapSearch near RM15 4RU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 594
- 79% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.7%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 118 | 67 | 0.6 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 51 | 0.6 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 73 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 89 | 0.5 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 92 | 0.7 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.5, and 28.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E+ (14.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.2 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 70.1 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 5.6 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +2.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2017/18 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 3 | — | Average -0.56 |
| All academic | 3 | — | Average -0.56 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 13 | E+ (14.4) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 14 | +4 |
| Employment | 50 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 21 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 14 | +4 |
Ofsted
Park Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
27% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 27%
- Replies
- 62
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (48%) with SEND