Little Thurrock Primary School

About Little Thurrock Primary School

Little Thurrock Primary School sits within the Thurrock local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. Among the 39 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 23rd, placing it in the bottom half of local schools. The top-performing peers nearby include Quarry Hill Academy, Chadwell St Mary Primary School, and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Quarry Hill Academy, just 0.9 kilometres away. Little Thurrock itself holds a Good rating from its most recent inspection in 2023, a significant improvement from its previous overall rating of Inadequate in 2018. The school is led by headteacher Ian Broyd and has a capacity of 630 pupils, though it currently enrols 656, indicating it is slightly over capacity. With 17.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage compared with the national average.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 63 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is slightly below the Thurrock local authority average of 67 per cent. In reading, 79 per cent reached the expected standard and 24 per cent achieved the higher standard, while in maths, 75 per cent met the expected level and 22 per cent reached the higher standard. Writing saw 72 per cent at the expected level and 10 per cent at the higher standard. Average scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks 6,868th out of 13,686 primary schools, placing it around the midpoint. In the East of England region, it ranks 740th out of 1,612 schools. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary-only setting, and its nursery provision means children can join from age three.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios, and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, football, dance, and swimming, while extracurricular clubs cover gardening, drama, choir, and coding. Little Thurrock Primary School provides support for a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, with 196 applications for 71 places and 65 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.76. This suggests strong local demand, and families considering the school should be aware that securing a place may require listing it as a first preference. The school suits families looking for a large, inclusive primary with good academic standards and a broad range of activities.

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