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Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146708URN

Hillcrest Road, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Thurrock median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Thurrock

77 applications for 30 places · 11th of 38 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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 · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Thurrock median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.2
2024 3.4; Thurrock median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Thurrock median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Thurrock median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Thurrock median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Thurrock median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School (URN 115093), 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	77	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	70	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2024	20	68	3.4	18	0.90
Sep 2023	22	57	2.6	21	0.95
Sep 2022	25	62	2.5	23	0.92
Sep 2021	30	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2019 *	29	81	2.8	29	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	73	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2017 *	25	57	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	28	51	1.8	17	0.61
Sep 2015 *	30	57	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	29	52	1.8	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 81% · Maths 69% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%35th of 39 in Thurrock

Thurrock 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Thurrock 80% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Thurrock 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Thurrock 82% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Thurrock 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Thurrock 83% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Thurrock 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	59%	9%	103	104
2023/24	75%	7%	105	105
2022/23	76%	14%	107	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

Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Thurrock

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2022

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Arthur Bugler Primary School
2.5 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Orsett Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Thurrock

2026

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lincewood Primary Academy
4.0 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place 49%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146708 · 883/5281
Trust: Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School (URN 115093)
Address: Hillcrest Road, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8LR
Local authority: Thurrock

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