Thameside Primary School
Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Bray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 844
- URN
- 138581
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375372188
About this school
Thameside Primary School is a primary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 844 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 114 | 104 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 56% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 63% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 65% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thameside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 857 |
| 2023/24 | 845 |
| 2024/25 | 856 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thameside Primary School compares
Thameside Primary School ranked 39th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6% | 32% | 844 | — |
| Quarry Hill Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 27.4% | 501 | 0.6 miles |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 18.6% | 639 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 530 | 0.9 miles |
| The Gateway Primary Free School | 73% | 7.2% | 46.8% | 459 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodside Academy | 73% | 4.5% | 21.7% | 662 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.02%
- English as an additional language
- 50.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 17.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quarry Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Little Thurrock Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
-
The Gateway Primary Free School1.1 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Woodside Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Thameside Primary School ranks 16th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Grays.
- Belmont Castle Academy Primary
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary
- Deneholm Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary
- Herringham Primary Academy Primary
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primary
- Orsett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Quarry Hill Academy Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stifford Clays Primary School Primary
- The Gateway Primary Free School Primary
- Tudor Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thameside Primary School teach?
- Thameside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Thameside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thameside Primary School is Mrs Joanna Bray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thameside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thameside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thameside Primary School?
- Thameside Primary School has 844 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thameside Primary School full?
- Thameside Primary School has capacity for 860 pupils and 844 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thameside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thameside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thameside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thameside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thameside Primary School?
- Thameside Primary School is part of OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thameside Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Thameside Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thameside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thameside Primary School rank locally?
- Thameside Primary School ranked 39th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thameside Primary School's absence rate?
- Thameside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thameside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thameside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.