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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 3 June 2015Graded 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 entry269 applications · 110 places offered · 56 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2025 2.8; Thurrock median median 2.4
- 2024 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.6
- 2023 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2022 1.2; Thurrock median median 2.2
- 2021 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
- 2020 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.7
- 2018 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2015 1.5; Thurrock median median 1.9
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 110 | 269 | 2.5 | 56 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2025 | 108 | 303 | 2.8 | 58 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2024 | 111 | 286 | 2.6 | 44 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 302 | 2.5 | 49 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2022 | 167 | 207 | 1.2 | 41 | 0.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 128 | 219 | 1.7 | 57 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2020 | 180 | 313 | 1.7 | 82 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2019 | 180 | 304 | 1.7 | 91 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 295 | 1.7 | 85 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2017 | 177 | 314 | 1.8 | 72 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2016 | 179 | 326 | 1.8 | 68 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2015 | 180 | 268 | 1.5 | 59 | 0.33 |
| Sep 2014 | 162 | 196 | 1.2 | 55 | 0.34 |
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 | 45.5 | 43% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 119 | 41.1 | 37% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 180 | 40.1 | 33% | 54% | −0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | 40.0 | 35% | 57% | −0.26 |
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 Hathaway AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · ThurrockRemains Good20231.8applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Thurrock20262.7applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · ThurrockGood20233.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · ThurrockGood20233.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · ThurrockOutstanding20244.6applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · ThurrockStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · ThurrockOutstanding20242.6applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · ThurrockRequires improvement20241.6applications per place 37.6Attainment 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
- 139578 · 883/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 560 pupils · 586 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2013
- Replaced
- The Grays School Media Arts College (URN 115353)
- Address
- Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL
- Local authority
- Thurrock
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources