Academy converter · Thurrock

Abbots Hall Primary School

2–11Ages
437Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139605URN

Abbotts Drive, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 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

4.0per place

1.7 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

240 applications for 60 places · 2nd of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Thurrock median (2.3) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

240 applications · 60 places offered · 90 named it first

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

2026 4.0; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 3.4; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 3.7; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 3.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 6.3; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 4.1; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 4.0; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 4.2; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 3.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 3.5; 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	60	240	4.0	90	1.50
Sep 2025	60	206	3.4	71	1.18
Sep 2024	60	221	3.7	66	1.10
Sep 2023	57	212	3.7	48	0.84
Sep 2022	57	154	2.7	47	0.82
Sep 2021	48	153	3.2	28	0.58
Sep 2020	30	188	6.3	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	124	4.1	23	0.77
Sep 2018	30	123	4.1	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	120	4.0	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	125	4.2	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	118	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	106	3.5	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%25th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	66%	10%	104	106
2023/24	70%	0%	105	105
2022/23	49%	2%	102	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

Abbots Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Arthur Bugler Primary School
0.2 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Graham James Primary Academy
0.4 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Giffards Primary School
0.8 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Thurrock

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
1.2 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
1.8 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery
4.3 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139605 · 883/3822
Trust: Abbots Hall Primary Academy
Capacity: 270 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2013
Replaced: Abbots Hall Primary School (URN 109308)
Address: Abbotts Drive, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW
Local authority: Thurrock

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