Academy sponsor led · Thurrock

Quarry Hill Academy

2–11Ages
501Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139576URN

Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJun 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.4per place

3.1 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

314 applications for 58 places · 1st of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJun 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
22 June 2016
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

5.4applications per place, Reception

3.1 above Thurrock median (2.3) 3.2 above England median (2.2)

314 applications · 58 places offered · 96 named it first

2026 5.4; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 5.7; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 6.4; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 5.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 5.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 5.2; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 5.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 4.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 3.7; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 2.9; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 13 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	58	314	5.4	96	1.66
Sep 2025	60	339	5.7	129	2.15
Sep 2024	59	377	6.4	142	2.41
Sep 2023	58	311	5.4	122	2.10
Sep 2022	59	328	5.6	147	2.49
Sep 2021	60	309	5.2	142	2.37
Sep 2020	60	298	5.0	128	2.13
Sep 2019	60	261	4.4	126	2.10
Sep 2018	60	220	3.7	101	1.68
Sep 2017	59	169	2.9	67	1.14
Sep 2016	60	138	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	133	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2014	59	122	2.1	72	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 95% · Maths 97% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%1st of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth57%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard63%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	88%	23%	106	111
2023/24	97%	22%	110	110
2022/23	93%	23%	108	111

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

Quarry Hill AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2022

5.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Little Thurrock Primary School
0.9 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
1.0 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Belmont Castle Academy
1.4 km · Thurrock

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Deneholm Primary School
1.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Tudor Court Primary School
1.7 km · Thurrock

Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stifford Clays Primary School
1.9 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139576 · 883/2005
Trust: Catalyst Academies Trust
Capacity: 510 pupils · 501 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Quarry Hill Primary and Pre School (URN 114854); Quarry Hill Junior School (URN 114851)
Address: Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UT
Local authority: Thurrock

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