Warren Primary School
Gilbert Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Vashti Green and Charlie Evans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 148172
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375482288
About this school
Warren Primary School is a primary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Warren Primary School (URN 131226).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 75% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 88% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Warren 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 | 53% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warren Primary School compares
Warren Primary School ranked 21st of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.7% | 8.5% | 445 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred | 76% | 4.6% | 13.2% | 679 | 0.5 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Mayflower | 85% | 4.3% | 14.8% | 1,087 | 0.5 miles |
| Tudor Court Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 14.4% | 653 | 0.9 miles |
| Belmont Castle Academy | 69% | 4.9% | 21.6% | 691 | 0.9 miles |
| West Thurrock Academy | 83% | 4.5% | 26% | 440 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 May 2023
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.47%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred0.5 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower0.5 miles
Primary · Chafford Hundred
-
Tudor Court Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Belmont Castle Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Grays
-
West Thurrock Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Warren Primary School ranks 10th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Grays.
- 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Warren Primary School teach?
- Warren Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Warren Primary School?
- The headteacher of Warren Primary School is Co Headteacher Vashti Green and Charlie Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Warren Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warren 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 big is Warren Primary School?
- Warren Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Warren Primary School full?
- Warren Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 445 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Warren Primary School a faith school?
- No. Warren Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warren Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Warren Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Warren Primary School?
- Warren Primary 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.
- What SEN provision does Warren Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Warren Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Warren Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warren Primary School rank locally?
- Warren Primary School ranked 21st of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warren Primary School's absence rate?
- Warren Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warren Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warren 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 10 July 2026.