Academy sponsor led · Thurrock

Stifford Clays Primary School

2–11Ages
606Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141877URN

Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 2ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

123 applications for 57 places · 21st 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 October 2022
Graded inspection: Good
25 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Thurrock median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

123 applications · 57 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Stifford Clays Primary School (URN 115009), Stifford Clays Infant School (URN 114991), 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	57	123	2.2	69	1.21
Sep 2025	60	117	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2024	60	139	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2023	79	133	1.7	70	0.89
Sep 2022	59	114	1.9	53	0.90
Sep 2021	61	120	2.0	56	0.92
Sep 2020	90	130	1.4	81	0.90
Sep 2019	71	129	1.8	67	0.94
Sep 2018	72	144	2.0	72	1.00
Sep 2017	84	136	1.6	79	0.94
Sep 2016	86	158	1.8	79	0.92
Sep 2015 *	90	168	1.9	93	1.03
Sep 2014 *	87	148	1.7	77	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → 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 standard75%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	66%	8%	104	105
2023/24	71%	8%	105	106
2022/23	51%	7%	103	102

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

Stifford Clays Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Deneholm Primary School
0.9 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Quarry Hill Academy
1.9 km · Thurrock

Remains Outstanding2022

5.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
2.2 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Belmont Castle Academy
2.5 km · Thurrock

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Warren Primary School
2.6 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141877 · 883/2009
Trust: South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 742 pupils · 606 on roll
Free school meals: 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Stifford Clays Primary School (URN 115009); Stifford Clays Infant School (URN 114991)
Address: Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 2ST
Local authority: Thurrock

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