Shaw Primary Academy
Avon Green, South Ockendon, RM15 5QJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Shaw Primary Academy is a primary school in South Ockendon for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 58 schools in Thurrock. It ranks 4th of 8 primary schools in South Ockendon. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 8 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
Shaw Primary Academy is a happy school. Staff warmly welcome pupils every day. Staff know pupils and their families well. They provide high levels of care and support for pupils' emotional and social needs. This helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils are polite and treat each other with respect because they follow the school's behaviour principles well. They are accepting of everyone's differences. Pupils respond well to staff's high expectations of their behaviour. The school has high expectations and ambitions for all pupils. Lessons are challenging and engaging. This motivates pupils to try their best. Pupils are proud when staff praise their efforts and achievements. They achieve well. The school provides an extensive range of opportunities to broaden pupils' life experiences and interests. Pupils understand everyone is unique, and they talk confidently about different cultures. They learn enterprise, business and budgeting skills. Pupils are proud to be school councillors and of the impact they have had on improving the school playground. They enjoy sports and creative art clubs and activities based on pupil requests. These include clubs to learn more about construction and nature. Pupils look forward to the residential trips to an outdoor activity centre and a night in the museum.
What the school should improve
- In a couple of foundation subjects, the school has not yet identified the subject-specific content it wants pupils to know and remember. Consequently, in these subjects, pupils do not learn important concepts and have gaps in their knowledge. The school should ensure that the important curriculum content is clearly sequenced in these subjects so that teachers know exactly what to teach and when to teach it.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
56 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
391 pupils on roll, with places for 446
Schools near Shaw Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Bonnygate Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Somers Heath Primary School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 81% met the expected standard |
| Dilkes Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 86% met the expected standard |
| Benyon Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SHAW PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Dawn Kimpton
- Phone
- 01708852367
- Address
- Avon Green, South Ockendon, RM15 5QJ
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- URN
- 139166
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.