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Thameside Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy

Manor Road, Grays RM17 6EF · thamesideprimaryschool.com · 01375 372188

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
45%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Thurrock 69%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
844
98% of 860 places
Local authority
Thurrock
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
30.7%
First language not English
52.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 74 (Places 99)74September 2023: 66 (Places 80)66September 2024: 77 (Places 114)77September 2025: 77 (Places 98)77September 2026: 80 (Places 86)80Places 86
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202686800.9100%
September 2025Sept 202598770.8100%
September 2024Sept 2024114770.7100%
September 2023Sept 202380660.8100%
September 2022Sept 202299740.799%

Results

In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Thurrock it was 69%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 61% (England 53%)61%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 53% (England 64%)53%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 45% (England 60%)45%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 45% (England 62%)45%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼45%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼102105
▼102105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Thameside Primary School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
104
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼75% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 67%

based on 35 parents (34%) with SEND

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