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Dilkes Academy

Thurrock, RM15 5JQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
83%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.6×
Oversubscribed
99 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1048 of 13,686 nationally

About Dilkes Academy

Dilkes Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 221 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 68. Of those, 99 families put it as their first preference, and all 60 first-preference offers were taken up. That level of demand is a strong signal in itself. The school is led by headteacher Rhys Latham and serves 554 pupils in Thurrock, which is well above its official capacity of 420. It also offers nursery provision for children from age three. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, awarded it Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. It has held an Outstanding rating since at least its previous inspection in 2012, so this is a consistently high-performing school.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGarron Lane, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5JQ
HeadteacherRhys Latham
Local AuthorityThurrock
Number of Pupils554
Free School Meals (FSM)16.7%
School Capacity554 / 420 (132% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced Provision

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Dilkes Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.