How many schools are in Thurrock?

Thurrock has 57 open schools: 39 primary schools and 13 secondary schools across 9 areas. Data sourced from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register.

What areas are covered by Thurrock school catchment zones?

Thurrock administers catchment areas across 9 areas, including Grays, South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope, Tilbury, East Tilbury and more. Each school's catchment boundary is set by the local authority and reviewed annually as part of the admissions process.

How do school catchment areas work in Thurrock?

In Thurrock, catchment areas define a geographical zone around each school. Children living within the catchment boundary are given priority in oversubscription criteria. The exact boundary, and the "last distance offered", changes each year based on application volumes. Official catchment maps and admissions policies are published by Thurrock council each autumn.

Which schools in Thurrock are oversubscribed?

Oversubscription varies by school and year in Thurrock. Popular schools typically receive more applications than available places, meaning the "last distance offered" shrinks annually. To check demand for a specific school, consult the Thurrock admissions authority's published offer data or the school's own admissions policy.

Thurrock School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Thurrock has 57 schools - 39 primary and 13 secondary - spread across its towns and areas.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Grays and South Ockendon, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Admissions to all schools in Thurrock are coordinated by the council - catchment area and sibling priority are the most common tiebreakers when schools are oversubscribed.

57 total 39 primary 13 secondary 9 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 22 of the 57 schools in Thurrock are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 8 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 24 Thurrock schools with a current Ofsted rating, 19 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Thurrock Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Thurrock schools are published annually.

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Schools in Grays

26 schools

Grays Convent High School

Secondary · Voluntary aided school

Grays · RM17 5UX

Ages 11-16 654 pupils Capacity 620

The Gateway Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Grays · RM16 4LU

Ages 11-16 1033 pupils Capacity 1035

William Edwards School

Secondary · Academy converter

Grays · RM16 3NJ

Ages 11-16 1105 pupils Capacity 1200

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

Secondary · Academy converter

Grays · RM16 6SA

Ages 11-19 1379 pupils Capacity 1200

The Gateway Primary Free School

Primary · Free schools

Grays · RM16 4LU

Ages 3-11 439 pupils Capacity 480

Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

Primary · Academy converter

Grays · RM16 6SA

Ages 3-11 665 pupils Capacity 630

Thameside Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Grays · RM17 6EF

Ages 3-11 856 pupils Capacity 860

Herringham Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Grays · RM16 4JX

Ages 4-11 423 pupils Capacity 420

Belmont Castle Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Grays · RM17 5YN

Ages 3-11 701 pupils Capacity 660

Woodside Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Grays · RM16 2GJ

Ages 3-11 660 pupils Capacity 660

Quarry Hill Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Grays · RM17 5UT

Ages 2-11 505 pupils Capacity 510

The Hathaway Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Grays · RM17 5LL

Ages 11-16 608 pupils Capacity 560

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Schools in South Ockendon

11 schools

Ormiston Park Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

South Ockendon · RM15 4RU

Ages 11-16 669 pupils Capacity 750

Kenningtons Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 4NB

Ages 3-11 415 pupils Capacity 420

Beacon Hill Academy

Not applicable · Academy special converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5AY

Ages 3-19 80 pupils Capacity 75

Dilkes Academy

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5JQ

Ages 3-11 554 pupils Capacity 420

Shaw Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5QJ

Ages 3-11 397 pupils Capacity 446

Benyon Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

South Ockendon · RM15 6PG

Ages 3-11 424 pupils Capacity 480

Somers Heath Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5LX

Ages 3-11 445 pupils Capacity 498

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5RP

Ages 3-11 232 pupils Capacity 236

Aveley Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

South Ockendon · RM15 4AA

Ages 3-11 434 pupils Capacity 446

Harris Academy Ockendon

Secondary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5AY

Ages 11-18 1420 pupils

Bonnygate Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

South Ockendon · RM15 5BA

Ages 3-11 440 pupils Capacity 472

Schools in Stanford-le-Hope

11 schools

St Clere's School

Secondary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0NW

Ages 11-19 1438 pupils Capacity 1500

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0DF

Ages 3-11 451 pupils Capacity 420

Abbots Hall Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7BW

Ages 2-11 416 pupils Capacity 270

Graham James Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7ES

Ages 2-11 459 pupils Capacity 480

Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 9BH

Ages 2-11 479 pupils Capacity 480

Giffards Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7TG

Ages 4-11 409 pupils Capacity 630

Arthur Bugler Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 7BQ

Ages 5-11 413 pupils Capacity 420

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0PA

Ages 4-11 187 pupils Capacity 210

Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 8LR

Ages 2-11 261 pupils Capacity 210

Mossbourne Fobbing Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 8JT

Ages 11-18 1021 pupils Capacity 1296

Mossbourne Port Side Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Stanford-le-Hope · SS17 0NS

Ages 11-16 582 pupils Capacity 780

Schools in Tilbury

4 schools

Lansdowne Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Tilbury · RM18 7QB

Ages 3-11 693 pupils Capacity 734

Tilbury Pioneer Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Tilbury · RM18 8HJ

Ages 3-11 462 pupils Capacity 420

OA - Thurrock

Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led

Tilbury · RM18 7AX

Ages 11-16 65 pupils Capacity 53

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Tilbury · RM18 7QH

Ages 3-11 228 pupils Capacity 210

Schools in East Tilbury

1 school

East Tilbury Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

East Tilbury · RM18 8SB

Ages 4-11 648 pupils Capacity 780

Schools in Purfleet-on-Thames

1 school

Purfleet Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Purfleet-on-Thames · RM19 1TA

Ages 3-11 610 pupils Capacity 630

Schools in Chafford Hundred

1 school

Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

Primary · Free schools

Chafford Hundred · RM16 6SA

Ages 3-11 1068 pupils Capacity 1102

Schools in Bulphan

1 school

Bulphan Church of England Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Bulphan · RM14 3RL

Ages 5-11 59 pupils Capacity 86

Schools in Purfleet

1 school

Harris Academy Riverside

Secondary · Free schools

Purfleet · RM19 1QY

Ages 11-18 1117 pupils Capacity 1106

Thurrock School Catchment Areas

Thurrock Catchment Area Documents

Grays Convent High School

The Gateway Academy

William Edwards School

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

The Gateway Primary Free School

Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

Thameside Primary School

Herringham Primary Academy

Belmont Castle Academy

Woodside Academy

Quarry Hill Academy

The Hathaway Academy

Ormiston Park Academy

Kenningtons Primary Academy

Beacon Hill Academy

Dilkes Academy

Shaw Primary Academy

Benyon Primary School

Somers Heath Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Aveley Primary School

Harris Academy Ockendon

Bonnygate Primary School

St Clere's School

Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School

Abbots Hall Primary School

Graham James Primary Academy

Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy

Giffards Primary School

Arthur Bugler Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

Mossbourne Fobbing Academy

Mossbourne Port Side Academy

Lansdowne Primary Academy

Tilbury Pioneer Academy

OA - Thurrock

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

East Tilbury Primary School

Purfleet Primary Academy

Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

Bulphan Church of England Academy

Harris Academy Riverside

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