Academy sponsor led · Thurrock

Thameside Primary School

3–11Ages
844Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138581URN

Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

157 applications for 86 places · 30th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Thurrock median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

157 applications · 86 places offered · 80 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 1.3; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Thurrock median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Thurrock median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	86	157	1.8	80	0.93
Sep 2025	98	174	1.8	77	0.79
Sep 2024	114	164	1.4	77	0.68
Sep 2023	80	136	1.7	66	0.83
Sep 2022	99	151	1.5	74	0.75
Sep 2021	87	130	1.5	63	0.72
Sep 2020	119	150	1.3	85	0.71
Sep 2019	83	118	1.4	61	0.73
Sep 2018	63	114	1.8	53	0.84
Sep 2017	77	121	1.6	65	0.84
Sep 2016	101	135	1.3	74	0.73
Sep 2015	85	118	1.4	56	0.66
Sep 2014	90	100	1.1	52	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 68% · Maths 57% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%39th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	6%	103	102
2023/24	56%	5%	101	102
2022/23	45%	10%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thameside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Quarry Hill Academy
1.0 km · Thurrock

Remains Outstanding2022

5.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Little Thurrock Primary School
1.4 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Free School
1.8 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
1.9 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Belmont Castle Academy
2.0 km · Thurrock

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lansdowne Primary Academy
2.0 km · Thurrock

2026

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138581 · 883/2001
Trust: Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust
Capacity: 860 pupils · 844 on roll
Free school meals: 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Address: Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF
Local authority: Thurrock

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources