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Thundersley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet SS7 3PT · thundersleyprimary.co.uk · 01268 793251
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.46 mi
- 8.79 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 423
- 3 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.46 mi (8.79 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 56 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 42 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 80 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 5.46 mi8.79 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Thundersley Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (146 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 146
- 33% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (23%) with SEND