Giffards Primary School
Queen Elizabeth Drive, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GIFFARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Haslam-Davis
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 140720
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375672138
About this school
Giffards Primary School is a primary academy in Stanford-le-Hope. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Giffards Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 79% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 96% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Giffards 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 | 71% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Giffards Primary School compares
Giffards Primary School ranked 11th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.4% | 24% | 412 | — |
| Graham James Primary Academy | 67% | 3.6% | 18.6% | 461 | 0.3 miles |
| Arthur Bugler Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 15% | 406 | 0.4 miles |
| Abbots Hall Primary School | 66% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 437 | 0.5 miles |
| Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy | 60% | 5% | 24.4% | 440 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.2% | 29.4% | 196 | 1.1 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)
- 23.96%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Graham James Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
Arthur Bugler Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
Abbots Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope
Other schools in Stanford-le-Hope
Giffards Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Stanford-le-Hope.
- Abbots Hall Primary School Primary
- Arthur Bugler Primary School Primary
- Graham James Primary Academy Primary
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Primary
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Primary
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Secondary
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy Secondary
- St Clere's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Giffards Primary School teach?
- Giffards Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanford-le-Hope.
- Who is the headteacher of Giffards Primary School?
- The headteacher of Giffards Primary School is Mrs Nichola Haslam-Davis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Giffards Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Giffards 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 many pupils are at Giffards Primary School?
- Giffards Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Giffards Primary School full?
- Giffards Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 412 on roll (65%), so it has space against 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 Giffards Primary School a faith school?
- No. Giffards Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Giffards Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Giffards Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Giffards Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Giffards Primary School is part of GIFFARDS PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Giffards Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Giffards Primary School compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Giffards Primary School ranked 11th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Giffards Primary School's absence rate?
- Giffards Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Giffards Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Giffards 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.