Orsett Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Grays, Thurrock·RM16 3JR
Composite score
56.5
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#4,971
National rank
#511
In East of England
#23
In Thurrock
Top 34%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
93%
29 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
64
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17
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1 per place
1.1020221.1020231.3320241.1420250.972026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Thurrock does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Orsett Church of England Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
205
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
28.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,849
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Orsett Church of England Primary School

Orsett Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Grays, Thurrock, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 205 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 93% of the families who made Orsett Church of England Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 28.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Orsett Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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