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Abbots Hall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Abbotts Drive, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 7BW · abbots-hall.co.uk · 01375 673188
On the mapSearch near SS17 7BW
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Thurrock 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 167 over 270 places · 162%
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 90 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 64% 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 | 60 | 90 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Abbots Hall Primary School 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 education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Jul 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 76
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (22%) with SEND