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Little Thurrock Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Rectory Road, Grays RM17 5SW · little-thurrock.osborne.coop · 01375 373586
On the mapSearch near RM17 5SW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 639
- 9 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 25.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 75 places were offered; 100% 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 | 75 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 71 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 74 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 65 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114839)
Ofsted
Little Thurrock Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114839), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Dec 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114839)
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114839)
Mar 2013Requires 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 114839)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 72
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (24%) with SEND