Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

About Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School sits below the Thurrock average for its key stage 2 headline measure, with 56% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the local authority average of 67%. That gap of 11 percentage points places the school 30th out of 39 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half of local schools. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 71% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, while 73% did so in writing. Higher-attaining pupils are less common here than in many neighbouring schools — only 11% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school’s national ranking for combined expected standard sits in the bottom third of all primaries. For parents weighing up options in Thurrock, this is a school where results are below the LA norm, though not dramatically so in every subject.

Ofsted inspectors gave the school a Good rating in their most recent graded inspection in November 2022, the same overall effectiveness grade it received in its previous inspection in 2017. Every category inspected — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, the average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 102 for maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. However, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading was 25%, in maths 24%, and in writing 20%. With 17.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a slightly above-average proportion of disadvantaged children for the area.

The school is oversubscribed for Reception entry in 2025/26, receiving 128 applications for 60 places, with 57 offers made to first-preference applicants. It has a nursery provision for children from age three, and the site includes a sensory room, art studios, music rooms, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, football, cricket, rounders, cross country and dance, while clubs range from chess and coding to eco club, art club, choir and book club. The school’s SEND register covers a wide range of needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health needs, hearing and visual impairments, and physical disabilities. For families who value a broad extracurricular offer and a Good Ofsted rating, but who are less focused on top-tier academic outcomes, this school provides a solid, well-resourced option within the Thurrock state system.

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