OA - Thurrock
Leicester Road, Tilbury, RM18 7AX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OLIVE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Ms Anna Timms
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Olive Academies
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 53
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 140861
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708853781
About this school
OA - Thurrock is a special academy in Tilbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected OA - Thurrock, 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 5 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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.
Trends over time
How OA - Thurrock has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.77%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
OA - North View0.1 miles
Special schools · Tilbury
-
The Light Christian School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Grays
-
Treetops School1.7 miles
Academies · Grays
-
Treetops Free School1.8 miles
Free Schools · Grays
-
Pier View Academy1.8 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
Other schools in Tilbury
- OA - North View Special schools
- Lansdowne Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tilbury Pioneer Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does OA - Thurrock teach?
- OA - Thurrock teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Tilbury.
- Who is the headteacher of OA - Thurrock?
- The headteacher of OA - Thurrock is Ms Anna Timms, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has OA - Thurrock been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected OA - Thurrock, 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 OA - Thurrock?
- OA - Thurrock has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is OA - Thurrock full?
- OA - Thurrock has capacity for 53 pupils and 69 on roll (130%), 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 OA - Thurrock a faith school?
- No. OA - Thurrock has no designated religious character.
- Is OA - Thurrock part of an academy trust?
- OA - Thurrock is part of OLIVE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does OA - Thurrock publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for OA - Thurrock. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.