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Quarry Hill Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Bradleigh Avenue, Grays RM17 5UT · quarryhillacademy.org.uk · 01375 373729
On the mapSearch near RM17 5UT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Thurrock 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 501
- 98% of 510 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 45.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 96 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 59% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 96 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 129 | 2.2▲ | 47% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 142 | 2.4▲ | 40% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 122 | 2.1▲ | 48% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 147 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Thurrock it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Quarry Hill Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 56
- 11% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (32%) with SEND