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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 27 March 2019Graded 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 entry433 applications · 208 places offered · 234 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2025 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.4
- 2024 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2023 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2022 1.5; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2021 1.5; Thurrock median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2019 1.3; Thurrock median median 1.7
- 2018 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.8
- 2017 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2016 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2015 1.9; 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 | 208 | 433 | 2.1 | 234 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2025 | 205 | 456 | 2.2 | 221 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 209 | 421 | 2.0 | 209 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 210 | 408 | 1.9 | 179 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 209 | 311 | 1.5 | 207 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 188 | 273 | 1.5 | 161 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 215 | 380 | 1.8 | 202 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 238 | 297 | 1.3 | 159 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2018 | 210 | 349 | 1.7 | 185 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 209 | 393 | 1.9 | 204 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 207 | 384 | 1.9 | 218 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2015 | 209 | 391 | 1.9 | 205 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 208 | 354 | 1.7 | 172 | 0.83 |
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.) | 192 | 50.0 | 56% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 197 | 46.1 | 48% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 233 | 44.6 | 47% | 68% | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 197 | 44.2 | 44% | 65% | +0.23 |
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
- The Gateway AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · ThurrockGood20233.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · ThurrockRemains Good20231.8applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · ThurrockGood20233.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · ThurrockRemains Good20242.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Thurrock20262.7applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · KentOutstanding20242.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.6 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20253.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.9 km · KentStandards maintained20254.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 133114 · 883/6905
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,035 pupils · 1,030 on roll
- Free school meals
- 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2006
- Replaced
- The Gateway Community College (URN 134112)
- Address
- Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU
- Local authority
- Thurrock
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources