Bonnygate Primary School
Arisdale Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15 5BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Spencer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 148209
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708853316
About this school
Bonnygate Primary School is a primary academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bonnygate 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 14 June 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 51% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Bonnygate 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 | 58% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 440 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bonnygate Primary School compares
Bonnygate Primary School ranked 33rd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.6% | 22.9% | 439 | — |
| Shaw Primary Academy | 82% | 6.7% | 34.5% | 391 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 20% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Dilkes Academy | 86% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 554 | 0.7 miles |
| Somers Heath Primary School | 81% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 415 | 0.7 miles |
| Benyon Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 26.9% | 431 | 0.8 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)
- 22.91%
- English as an additional language
- 32.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 13.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shaw Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Dilkes Academy0.7 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Somers Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Benyon Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
Other schools in South Ockendon
Bonnygate Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Ockendon.
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Dilkes Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Somers Heath Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Ormiston Park Academy Secondary
- Beacon Hill Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Bonnygate Primary School teach?
- Bonnygate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Bonnygate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bonnygate Primary School is Miss Laura Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bonnygate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bonnygate 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 Bonnygate Primary School?
- Bonnygate Primary School has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bonnygate Primary School full?
- Bonnygate Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 439 on roll (93%), 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 Bonnygate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bonnygate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bonnygate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bonnygate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bonnygate Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bonnygate 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.
- How have Bonnygate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bonnygate Primary School compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Bonnygate Primary School ranked 33rd of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bonnygate Primary School's absence rate?
- Bonnygate Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bonnygate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bonnygate 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.