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Thames Park Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Chadwell Road, Grays RM17 5FP · thames-park.osborne.coop · 01375 470790
On the mapSearch near RM17 5FP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 808
- 90% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.4%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 176 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 176 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 192 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 218 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 278 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 122 | 1▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 54.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.2, and across England 46.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ●46.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▲54.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ▲78.4% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▼16.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Thames Park Secondary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 33
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (30%) with SEND