Deneholm Primary School
Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Roxanne Mills
- Sponsor
- South West Essex Community Education Trust (SWECET)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 141897
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375373405
About this school
Deneholm Primary School is a primary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Deneholm 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, 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 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 58% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 3% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 58% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| 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 Deneholm 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 | 83% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deneholm Primary School compares
Deneholm Primary School ranked 30th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.5% | 23% | 374 | — |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 18.6% | 639 | 0.5 miles |
| Stifford Clays Primary School | 66% | 6% | 26.3% | 606 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 530 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodside Academy | 73% | 4.5% | 21.7% | 662 | 0.8 miles |
| Quarry Hill Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 27.4% | 501 | 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)
- 23.04%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 13.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Thurrock Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Grays
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Stifford Clays Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Grays
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Grays
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Woodside Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grays
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Quarry Hill Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Deneholm Primary School ranks 15th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Grays.
- Belmont Castle Academy Primary
- Chadwell St Mary 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
- Thameside Primary School Primary
- The Gateway Primary Free School Primary
- Tudor Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Deneholm Primary School teach?
- Deneholm Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Deneholm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deneholm Primary School is Ms Roxanne Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Deneholm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deneholm 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 Deneholm Primary School?
- Deneholm Primary School has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Deneholm Primary School full?
- Deneholm Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 374 on roll (89%), 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 Deneholm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deneholm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deneholm Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Deneholm Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Deneholm Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Deneholm Primary School is part of SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Deneholm Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Deneholm Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Deneholm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Deneholm Primary School compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Deneholm Primary School ranked 30th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deneholm Primary School's absence rate?
- Deneholm Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deneholm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deneholm 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 2 July 2026.