Quarry Hill Academy

Quarry Hill Academy has been confirmed as an outstanding school, maintaining high standards and a strong reputation since its last inspection in 2016. Pupils express joy in attending the school, feeling safe and happy while engaging enthusiastically in their learning. The leadership sets high expectations for all students, fostering an inclusive and respectful environment where positive behavior is the norm. Exceptional support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities ensures they achieve alongside their peers, contributing to the school's remarkable success in preparing pupils for their transition to secondary education.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit enthusiasm for learning and take pride in their work.
• The curriculum is ambitious and offers a wide range of learning opportunities.
• Teachers effectively support pupils who need additional help, enabling rapid catch-up.
• There is a strong culture of reading promoted throughout the school.
• Pupils embody the school's core values of responsibility, honesty, and compassion.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Quarry Hill Academy attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Quarry Hill Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Quarry Hill Academy had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.0% of pupils at Quarry Hill Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 9 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Quarry Hill Academy received £7,456 and spent £6,762 for each of its 492 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,190,000 (£2,418 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Catalyst Academies Trust, income was £6,930 and spending £6,646 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Grays · Thurrock local authority: places and applications

Quarry Hill Academy is part of Catalyst Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Somers Heath Primary School South Ockendon
• Dilkes Academy South Ockendon
• Aveley Primary School South Ockendon
• Benyon Primary School South Ockendon

What is Quarry Hill Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Quarry Hill Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Quarry Hill Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Quarry Hill Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Quarry Hill Academy have?

Quarry Hill Academy has 501 pupils on roll.

What age range does Quarry Hill Academy cover?

Quarry Hill Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Quarry Hill Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Quarry Hill Academy?

Quarry Hill Academy is at Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM17 5UT.