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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 June 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry241 applications · 137 places offered · 82 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2025 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.4
- 2024 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2023 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2022 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2021 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.7
- 2018 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.8
- 2017 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2016 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2015 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2014 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.7
- This school
- Thurrock median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 137 | 241 | 1.8 | 82 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2025 | 123 | 252 | 2.1 | 97 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2024 | 123 | 271 | 2.2 | 104 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 146 | 258 | 1.8 | 98 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2022 | 109 | 199 | 1.8 | 72 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2021 | 107 | 202 | 1.9 | 83 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2020 | 145 | 260 | 1.8 | 99 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2019 | 138 | 239 | 1.7 | 99 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2018 | 117 | 210 | 1.8 | 85 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2017 | 123 | 231 | 1.9 | 83 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2016 | 112 | 207 | 1.9 | 76 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2015 | 100 | 167 | 1.7 | 61 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2014 | 90 | 152 | 1.7 | 63 | 0.70 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 119 | 51.5 | 48% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 137 | 55.7 | 61% | 83% | – |
| 2023/24 | 150 | 55.3 | 56% | 76% | +0.76 |
| 2022/23 | 124 | 54.0 | 57% | 77% | +0.63 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Grays Convent High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · ThurrockRemains Good20242.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · ThurrockGood20233.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · ThurrockGood20233.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Thurrock20262.7applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · ThurrockStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · ThurrockOutstanding20244.6applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · KentImproved significantly20243.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · ThurrockOutstanding20242.6applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 115239 · 883/4733
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 620 pupils · 655 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- College Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UX
- Local authority
- Thurrock
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources