Academy converter · Thurrock

Orsett Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144587URN

School Lane, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3JR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

64 applications for 30 places · 22nd of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

64 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Orsett Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 115171), 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	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2025	29	65	2.2	33	1.14
Sep 2024	30	74	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	49	1.6	33	1.10
Sep 2021	28	55	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2020	25	53	2.1	22	0.88
Sep 2019	29	76	2.6	40	1.38
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2017	29	72	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	93	3.1	47	1.57
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2014 *	29	70	2.4	41	1.41

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 83% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%19th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

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	69%	10%	105	105
2023/24	56%	15%	104	103
2022/23	67%	9%	104	104

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

Orsett Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woodside Academy
2.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Deneholm Primary School
2.5 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Herringham Primary Academy
2.6 km · Thurrock

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stifford Clays Primary School
2.9 km · Thurrock

Good2022

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
3.0 km · Thurrock

Improved significantly2024

3.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Little Thurrock Primary School
3.0 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Thurrock

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
3.6 km · Thurrock

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144587 · 883/3502
Trust: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Orsett Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 115171)
Address: School Lane, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3JR
Local authority: Thurrock

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