Academy converter · Thurrock

Giffards Primary School

4–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140720URN

Queen Elizabeth Drive, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

150 applications for 60 places · 14th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 March 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Thurrock median (2.3) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

150 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.4; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 3.2; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Giffards Primary School (URN 115046), Giffards Infant School (URN 115051), the previous school.

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	150	2.5	62	1.03
Sep 2025	53	116	2.2	51	0.96
Sep 2024	60	141	2.4	55	0.92
Sep 2023	43	138	3.2	46	1.07
Sep 2022	57	118	2.1	54	0.95
Sep 2021	60	132	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2020	59	121	2.1	45	0.76
Sep 2019	59	120	2.0	41	0.69
Sep 2018	58	119	2.1	58	1.00
Sep 2017	42	107	2.6	42	1.00
Sep 2016	60	117	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2015	55	103	1.9	48	0.87
Sep 2014 *	59	125	2.1	69	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 95% · Maths 86% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%11th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

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 depth27%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	78%	10%	106	105
2023/24	79%	7%	106	105
2022/23	71%	13%	106	105

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

Giffards Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Graham James Primary Academy
0.5 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Arthur Bugler Primary School
0.7 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Abbots Hall Primary School
0.8 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
1.3 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Thurrock

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2022

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Vange Primary School and Nursery
3.4 km · Essex

Good2022

3.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140720 · 883/2942
Trust: Giffards Primary School
Capacity: 630 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Giffards Primary School (URN 115046); Giffards Infant School (URN 115051)
Address: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG
Local authority: Thurrock

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