Dilkes Academy
Garron Lane, South Ockendon, RM15 5JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rhys Latham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Catalyst Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 554
- URN
- 139104
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708852128
About this school
Dilkes Academy is a primary academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 554 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 83% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 85% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 82% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Dilkes 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 | 90% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 483 |
| 2023/24 | 530 |
| 2024/25 | 554 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dilkes Academy compares
Dilkes Academy ranked 4th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 554 | — |
| Somers Heath Primary School | 81% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 20% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| Shaw Primary Academy | 82% | 6.7% | 34.5% | 391 | 0.6 miles |
| Bonnygate Primary School | 60% | 5.6% | 22.9% | 439 | 0.7 miles |
| Aveley Primary School | 81% | 5.5% | 27.1% | 425 | 0.9 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)
- 19.67%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 10.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Somers Heath Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Shaw Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Bonnygate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Aveley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
Other schools in South Ockendon
Dilkes Academy ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Ockendon.
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Somers Heath Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Ormiston Park Academy Secondary
- Beacon Hill Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Dilkes Academy teach?
- Dilkes Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Dilkes Academy?
- The headteacher of Dilkes Academy is Mr Rhys Latham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dilkes Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dilkes 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 Dilkes Academy?
- Dilkes Academy has 554 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dilkes Academy full?
- Dilkes Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 554 on roll (132%), 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 Dilkes Academy a faith school?
- No. Dilkes Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dilkes Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dilkes Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dilkes Academy?
- Dilkes Academy is part of CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dilkes Academy have?
- The schools register lists Dilkes Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dilkes Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dilkes Academy rank locally?
- Dilkes Academy ranked 4th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dilkes Academy's absence rate?
- Dilkes Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dilkes Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dilkes 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.