Academy converter · Thurrock

Arthur Bugler Primary School

5–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143378URN

St James Avenue East, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.3 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

206 applications for 58 places · 5th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
17 March 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Arthur Bugler Primary School, URN 114850

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Thurrock median (2.3) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

206 applications · 58 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 3.6; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 3.9; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 3.5; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 3.8; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 3.1; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 3.8; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 4.0; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 3.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Thurrock median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Thurrock median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

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

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Arthur Bugler Primary School (URN 114850), 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	58	206	3.6	64	1.10
Sep 2025	49	189	3.9	43	0.88
Sep 2024	60	211	3.5	55	0.92
Sep 2023	57	218	3.8	54	0.95
Sep 2022	59	182	3.1	63	1.07
Sep 2021	60	229	3.8	88	1.47
Sep 2020	60	240	4.0	91	1.52
Sep 2019	60	214	3.6	90	1.50
Sep 2018	50	147	2.9	48	0.96
Sep 2017	59	149	2.5	59	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	169	2.8	63	1.05
Sep 2015 *	60	156	2.6	54	0.90
Sep 2014 *	57	134	2.4	53	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 75% · Maths 66% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%36th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	58%	3%	104	103
2023/24	54%	5%	103	103
2022/23	55%	5%	104	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

Arthur Bugler Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Graham James Primary Academy
0.3 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

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

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
1.4 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
2.5 km · Thurrock

Good2023

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

Not yet inspected

3.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143378 · 883/2439
Trust: Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Arthur Bugler Primary School (URN 114850)
Address: St James Avenue East, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BQ
Local authority: Thurrock

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