Treetops Free School
Treetops Approach, Grays, RM16 2WU
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TREETOPS LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Hattam
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 147
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 148539
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375803300
About this school
Treetops Free School is a special academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 163 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 87.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 85.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -12.80 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Trends over time
How Treetops Free 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 | 0% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.16%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 17.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Treetops School0.1 miles
Academies · Grays
-
The Light Christian School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Grays
-
OA - Thurrock1.8 miles
Academies · Tilbury
-
OA - North View1.8 miles
Special schools · Tilbury
-
Pier View Academy3.6 miles
Special schools · Gravesend
Other schools in Grays
- Treetops School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Treetops Free School teach?
- Treetops Free School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Treetops Free School?
- The headteacher of Treetops Free School is Mr Anthony Hattam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Treetops Free School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Treetops Free 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 Treetops Free School?
- Treetops Free School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Treetops Free School full?
- Treetops Free School has capacity for 147 pupils and 163 on roll (111%), 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 Treetops Free School a faith school?
- No. Treetops Free School has no designated religious character.
- Is Treetops Free School a selective school?
- No. Treetops Free School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Treetops Free School?
- Treetops Free School is part of TREETOPS LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Treetops Free School have?
- The schools register lists Treetops Free School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Treetops Free School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Treetops Free School's absence rate?
- Treetops Free School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Treetops Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Treetops Free 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.