Little Thurrock Primary School

Little Thurrock Primary has been evaluated as a good school during its first inspection under section 5. The school has a supportive environment where pupils enjoy their learning and exhibit good behavior. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, providing a solid foundation for pupils to build upon. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that the chosen activities effectively promote the intended learning across all subjects, including foundation subjects. The school successfully identifies and supports pupils with SEND, enabling them to make progress alongside their peers.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and adults foster a supportive learning environment.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum promotes learning from early years.
• Pupils actively engage in their learning and contribute positively to the community.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils enjoy reading and receive well-supported phonics instruction.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery and assessment of learning in some foundation subjects.
• In a few subjects, some staff lack detailed topic knowledge to effectively extend learning.

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 Little Thurrock Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.1% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Little Thurrock Primary School 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 Little Thurrock Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Little Thurrock Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Little Thurrock Primary School received £6,051 and spent £6,233 for each of its 634 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £457,000 (£721 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust, income was £7,718 and spending £7,773 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

Little Thurrock Primary School is part of Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Thameside Primary School Grays
• Thames Park Secondary School Grays
• Warren Primary School Grays
• Bonnygate Primary School South Ockendon
• East Tilbury Primary School East Tilbury
• St Clere's School Stanford-Le-Hope
• Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Stanford-Le-Hope
• Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Stanford-Le-Hope
• Arthur Bugler Primary School Stanford-Le-Hope
• Brentwood County High School Brentwood

What is Little Thurrock Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Thurrock Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Little Thurrock Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Thurrock Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Little Thurrock Primary School have?

Little Thurrock Primary School has 639 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Thurrock Primary School cover?

Little Thurrock Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Little Thurrock Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Little Thurrock Primary School?

Little Thurrock Primary School is at Rectory Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 5SW.