Best Primary Schools in Thurrock

We checked all 40 primary schools in Thurrock and list every one: 39 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
40
Ranked
39
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Thurrock, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Thurrock also has 13 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Thurrock. Thurrock also has rankings for Grays, South Ockendon and Stanford-le-Hope.

Ranked primary schools in Thurrock

  1. 1

    Kenningtons Primary Academy

    South Ockendon, Academy, 429 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    19%

  2. 2

    Quarry Hill Academy

    Grays, Academy, 501 pupils, inspected June 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    23%

  3. 3

    Dilkes Academy

    South Ockendon, Academy, 554 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    19%

  4. 4

    Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

    Chafford Hundred, Free school, 1,087 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    11%

  5. 5

    Chadwell St Mary Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 202 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    21%

  6. 6

    Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

    Grays, Academy, 679 pupils, inspected September 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    10%

  7. 7

    West Thurrock Academy

    Grays, Academy, 440 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    17%

  8. 8

    Aveley Primary School

    South Ockendon, Academy, 425 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    19%

  9. 9

    The Gateway Primary Free School

    Grays, Free school, 459 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    16%

  10. 10

    Shaw Primary Academy

    South Ockendon, Academy, 391 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    11%

  11. 11

    Benyon Primary School

    South Ockendon, Academy, 431 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    15%

  12. 12

    Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    South Ockendon, Academy, 224 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    13%

  13. 12

    Lansdowne Primary Academy

    Tilbury, Academy, 667 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    8%

  14. 14

    Woodside Academy

    Grays, Academy, 662 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    13%

  15. 15

    Tudor Court Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 653 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    12%

  16. 16

    Belmont Castle Academy

    Grays, Academy, 691 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    11%

  17. 17

    Somers Heath Primary School

    South Ockendon, Academy, 415 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    8%

  18. 18

    Giffards Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 412 pupils, inspected March 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    10%

  19. 19

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Tilbury, Academy, 239 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    17%

  20. 20

    Bulphan Church of England Academy

    Bulphan, Academy, 64 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    14%

  21. 21

    Graham James Primary Academy

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 461 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    14%

  22. 22

    Tilbury Pioneer Academy

    Tilbury, Academy, 456 pupils, inspected April 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    15%

  23. 23

    Warren Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 445 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    8%

  24. 24

    Herringham Primary Academy

    Grays, Academy, 425 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    11%

  25. 25

    Abbots Hall Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 437 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    10%

  26. 26

    St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 530 pupils, inspected July 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    9%

  27. 27

    Orsett Church of England Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 202 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    10%

  28. 28

    Deneholm Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 374 pupils, inspected March 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    12%

  29. 29

    Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 438 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    16%

  30. 30

    Purfleet Primary Academy

    Purfleet-on-Thames, Academy, 619 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    10%

  31. 31

    Stifford Clays Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 606 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    8%

  32. 32

    Little Thurrock Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 639 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    6%

  33. 33

    Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 248 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    9%

  34. 34

    East Tilbury Primary School

    East Tilbury, Academy, 649 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    9%

  35. 35

    Bonnygate Primary School

    South Ockendon, Academy, 439 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    7%

  36. 36

    Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 440 pupils, inspected November 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    5%

  37. 37

    Arthur Bugler Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 406 pupils, inspected March 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    3%

  38. 38

    Thameside Primary School

    Grays, Academy, 844 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    45%
    Higher standard
    6%

  39. 39

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Stanford-le-Hope, Academy, 196 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    6%

Primary schools in Thurrock without a rank

  • The Light Christian School

    Grays, Independent, 23 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to strong standard