Academy sponsor led · Thurrock

Tilbury Pioneer Academy

3–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140832URN

Dickens Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 8HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

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

100 applications for 55 places · 31st 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

Graded GoodApr 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

28 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 April 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Thurrock median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 55 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.0; 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 1.3; Thurrock median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Manor Primary (URN 114896), Tilbury Manor Junior School (URN 114893), 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	55	100	1.8	51	0.93
Sep 2025	42	80	1.9	41	0.98
Sep 2024	45	91	2.0	42	0.93
Sep 2023	60	100	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	98	1.6	55	0.92
Sep 2021	59	94	1.6	62	1.05
Sep 2020	60	106	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2019	60	118	2.0	78	1.30
Sep 2018	60	95	1.6	53	0.88
Sep 2017	43	70	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2016	62	83	1.3	48	0.77
Sep 2015	38	50	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2014 *	31	54	1.7	28	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → 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 standard76%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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%	15%	104	106
2023/24	54%	8%	102	104
2022/23	60%	5%	103	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

Tilbury Pioneer AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Gateway Primary Free School
1.1 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lansdowne Primary Academy
1.2 km · Thurrock

2026

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
1.7 km · Thurrock

Improved significantly2024

3.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Herringham Primary Academy
2.1 km · Thurrock

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
2.6 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
2.6 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chantry Community Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

2026

2.2applications per place 45%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: 140832 · 883/2007
Trust: Gateway Learning Community
Capacity: 420 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 39.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: Manor Primary (URN 114896); Tilbury Manor Junior School (URN 114893)
Address: Dickens Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 8HJ
Local authority: Thurrock

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