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Shaw Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Avon Green, South Ockendon RM15 5QJ · shawprimaryacademy.co.uk · 01708 852367

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
82%
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
391
88% of 446 places
Local authority
Thurrock
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
30.4%
First language not English
29.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Shaw Primary Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 32 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: 46 (Places 60)46September 2023: 39 (Places 45)39September 2024: 24 (Places 29)24September 2025: 37 (Places 41)37September 2026: 29 (Places 32)29Places 32
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202632290.9100%
September 2025Sept 202541370.9100%
September 2024Sept 202429240.8100%
September 2023Sept 202345390.997%
September 2022Sept 202260460.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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: 47% (England 53%)47%2016/17: 63% (England 61%)63%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 64% (England 60%)64%2023/24: 79% (England 61%)79%2024/25: 82% (England 62%)82%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲82%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●107105
▲110105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Shaw Primary Academy on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
30
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (40%) with SEND

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