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Aveley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Stifford Road, Aveley, South Ockendon RM15 4AA · aveleyprimary.org · 01708 847777
On the mapSearch near RM15 4AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- 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
- 425
- 95% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 37 places were offered; 97% 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 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 47 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% 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 | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114836)
Ofsted
Aveley Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114836), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114836)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114836)
Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114836)
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 40
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (28%) with SEND