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Herringham Primary Academy

4–11Ages
425Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138962URN

St Mary's Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

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

88 applications for 49 places · 32nd of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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)

88 applications · 49 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 1.2; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 1.3; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 1 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	49	88	1.8	47	0.96
Sep 2025	36	75	2.1	36	1.00
Sep 2024	45	92	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2023	47	96	2.0	45	0.96
Sep 2022	50	68	1.4	32	0.64
Sep 2021	49	62	1.3	33	0.67
Sep 2020	54	70	1.3	38	0.70
Sep 2019	60	71	1.2	38	0.63
Sep 2018	59	96	1.6	53	0.90
Sep 2017	47	75	1.6	39	0.83
Sep 2016	60	79	1.3	40	0.67
Sep 2015	57	84	1.5	47	0.82
Sep 2014	35	72	2.1	34	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 89% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%22nd of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	11%	105	106
2023/24	48%	5%	101	102
2022/23	53%	7%	103	103

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

Herringham Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
0.5 km · Thurrock

Improved significantly2024

3.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
1.3 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Free School
1.3 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tilbury Pioneer Academy
2.1 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Little Thurrock Primary School
2.2 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Deneholm Primary School
2.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Orsett Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Thurrock

2026

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
2.8 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138962 · 883/2644
Trust: Gateway Learning Community
Capacity: 420 pupils · 425 on roll
Free school meals: 43.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Herringham Primary School (URN 114931); Herringham Junior Community School (URN 115055)
Address: St Mary's Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JX
Local authority: Thurrock

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