Academy converter · Thurrock

Deneholm Primary School

4–11Ages
374Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141897URN

Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

120 applications for 57 places · 24th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 March 2018
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

120 applications · 57 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 3.3; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 3.0; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Thurrock median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Deneholm Primary School (URN 114858), 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	120	2.1	56	0.98
Sep 2025	32	105	3.3	31	0.97
Sep 2024	54	162	3.0	45	0.83
Sep 2023	60	157	2.6	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	136	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2021	57	141	2.5	47	0.82
Sep 2020	60	154	2.6	50	0.83
Sep 2019	60	134	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	154	2.6	57	0.95
Sep 2017	53	132	2.5	52	0.98
Sep 2016	60	174	2.9	82	1.37
Sep 2015 *	60	159	2.7	67	1.12
Sep 2014 *	60	188	3.1	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%30th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	63%	12%	106	105
2023/24	58%	3%	103	102
2022/23	83%	12%	107	106

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

Deneholm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Little Thurrock Primary School
0.8 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stifford Clays Primary School
0.9 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
1.3 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Quarry Hill Academy
1.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Outstanding2022

5.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Tudor Court Primary School
1.7 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
2.2 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
2.5 km · Thurrock

Improved significantly2024

3.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141897 · 883/2462
Trust: South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 374 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Deneholm Primary School (URN 114858)
Address: Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS
Local authority: Thurrock

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