Schools in Thurrock
58 schools across 10 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 24 of 58 schools here that have a published grade.
Thurrock has 58 schools across 10 towns — 39 primary, 13 secondary, educating around 31,712 pupils. 79% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (19 of 24). There are currently 29 open teaching jobs in Thurrock. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Thurrock.
Thurrocklocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Thurrock
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Thurrock
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Grays Convent High School55.7Attainment 8
- 2Harris Academy Chafford Hundred55.5Attainment 8
- 3Harris Academy Riverside47.9Attainment 8
- 4Harris Academy Ockendon47.3Attainment 8
- 5Orsett Heath Academy47.0Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Thurrock
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Bulphan
Chafford Hundred
East Tilbury
Grays
Purfleet
Purfleet-on-Thames
South Ockendon
Stanford-le-Hope
Thurrock
Tilbury
Outstanding Schools in Thurrock
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Dilkes Academy
South Ockendon, Thurrock· RM15 5JQ
554 pupils
KS2: 86% met expected standard
Trust: CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, Thurrock· RM16 6SA
1,379 pupils
Attainment 8: 55.5
Trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
Harris Academy Ockendon
Thurrock, Thurrock· RM15 5AY
1,420 pupils
Attainment 8: 47.3
Trust: HARRIS FEDERATION