Schools in Stanford-le-Hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a Thurrock town with 11 schools, including 8 primaries and three secondaries — St Clere's School, Mossbourne Fobbing Academy and Mossbourne Port Side Academy. All 11 schools operate as academies. Three schools are currently at or above capacity, reflecting the significant residential growth in this part of Thurrock. Thurrock Council coordinates the common application process, but each academy sets its own admissions criteria.
Two schools carry a faith designation. St Clere's School is a well-regarded academy with a large sixth form, drawing pupils from across Stanford-le-Hope and the surrounding Corringham and Fobbing areas. Families should note that the Mossbourne academies are relatively newer schools with distinct ethos and uniform policies; checking their individual admissions policies and the latest published distance-offered data is advisable before submitting secondary preferences.
School demand in Stanford-le-Hope
Across the 11 schools in Stanford-le-Hope with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 98%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Stanford-le-Hope have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
11 of the schools in Stanford-le-Hope are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Thurrock, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Stanford-le-Hope have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Stanford-le-Hope: 3 oversubscribed (8)
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0DF
Abbots Hall Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7BW
Graham James Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7ES
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 9BH
Giffards Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7TG
Arthur Bugler Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7BQ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0PA
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 8LR
Secondary Schools in Stanford-le-Hope (3)
St Clere's School
Secondary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0NW
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 8JT
Mossbourne Port Side Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0NS
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Stanford-le-Hope are set by Thurrock and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.