Herringham Primary Academy
St Mary's Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Head of School
- Mrs Sam Otto
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Gateway Learning Community
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 425
- URN
- 138962
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375489860
About this school
Herringham Primary Academy is a primary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 425 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 48% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 53% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 66% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 50% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Herringham Primary Academy 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 | 53% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herringham Primary Academy compares
Herringham Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 7.2% | 46.1% | 425 | — |
| Chadwell St Mary Primary School | 86% | 6.6% | 47% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodside Academy | 73% | 4.5% | 21.7% | 662 | 0.8 miles |
| The Gateway Primary Free School | 73% | 7.2% | 46.8% | 459 | 0.8 miles |
| Tilbury Pioneer Academy | 68% | 6% | 44.9% | 456 | 1.3 miles |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 18.6% | 639 | 1.4 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)
- 46.12%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.21%
- Persistent absence
- 23.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chadwell St Mary Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Woodside Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grays
-
The Gateway Primary Free School0.8 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Tilbury Pioneer Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Tilbury
-
Little Thurrock Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Herringham Primary Academy ranks 11th 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
- 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
- Thameside Primary School Primary
- The Gateway Primary Free School Primary
- Tudor Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Herringham Primary Academy teach?
- Herringham Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grays.
- Who is the head of school of Herringham Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Herringham Primary Academy is Mrs Sam Otto, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Herringham Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herringham Primary Academy, 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 Herringham Primary Academy?
- Herringham Primary Academy has 425 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Herringham Primary Academy full?
- Herringham Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 425 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Herringham Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Herringham Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Herringham Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Herringham Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Herringham Primary Academy?
- Herringham Primary Academy is part of GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Herringham Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Herringham Primary Academy rank locally?
- Herringham Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Herringham Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Herringham Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Herringham Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Herringham Primary Academy'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.