Thames Park Secondary School
Chadwell Road, Grays, RM17 5FP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Dyer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 808
- URN
- 147853
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375470790
About this school
Thames Park Secondary School is a secondary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 808 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thames Park Secondary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 566 |
| 2024/25 | 740 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thames Park Secondary School compares
Thames Park Secondary School ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.4 | 8.5% | 31.4% | 808 | — |
| Grays Convent High School | 55.7 | 5.5% | 21.3% | 655 | 0.7 miles |
| The Hathaway Academy | 41.1 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 586 | 1.1 miles |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred | 55.5 | 4.9% | 15.8% | 1,435 | 1.4 miles |
| The Gateway Academy | 46.1 | 7.5% | 42.3% | 1,030 | 1.8 miles |
| Orsett Heath Academy | 47 | 7.1% | 23.1% | 699 | 1.8 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)
- 31.35%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.54%
- Persistent absence
- 24.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Grays Convent High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Grays
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The Hathaway Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred1.4 miles
Secondary · Grays
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The Gateway Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Orsett Heath Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Thames Park Secondary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grays.
- Grays Convent High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary
- Orsett Heath Academy Secondary
- The Gateway Academy Secondary
- The Hathaway Academy Secondary
- William Edwards School Secondary
- Belmont Castle Academy Primary
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary
- Deneholm Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary
- Herringham Primary Academy Primary
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thames Park Secondary School teach?
- Thames Park Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Thames Park Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Thames Park Secondary School is Mrs Sam Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thames Park Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thames Park Secondary 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 big is Thames Park Secondary School?
- Thames Park Secondary School has 808 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thames Park Secondary School full?
- Thames Park Secondary School has capacity for 900 pupils and 808 on roll (90%), 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 Thames Park Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Thames Park Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Thames Park Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Thames Park Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Thames Park Secondary School?
- Thames Park Secondary School is part of OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Thames Park Secondary School rank locally?
- Thames Park Secondary School ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thames Park Secondary School's absence rate?
- Thames Park Secondary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thames Park Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thames Park Secondary 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 10 July 2026.