Councils · England · Thurrock
Schools in Thurrock, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 39 primary, 13 secondary — with Thurrock’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Thurrock's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Thurrock's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN THURROCK
Find your shortlist.
All 57 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 39
Abbots Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Arthur Bugler Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Aveley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belmont Castle Academy
Ofsted · Good
Benyon Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bonnygate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bulphan Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Deneholm Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dilkes Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
East Tilbury Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Giffards Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Graham James Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
Ofsted · Outstanding
Herringham Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kenningtons Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lansdowne Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Little Thurrock Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
Ofsted · Good
Orsett Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Purfleet Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Quarry Hill Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Shaw Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Somers Heath Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stifford Clays Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thameside Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Gateway Primary Free School
Ofsted · Good
Tilbury Pioneer Academy
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Court Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Warren Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Thurrock Academy
Ofsted · Good
Woodside Academy
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
Grays Convent High School
Ofsted · Good
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Academy Ockendon
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Academy Riverside
Ofsted · Good
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
Not judged yet
Mossbourne Port Side Academy
Not judged yet
Ormiston Park Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Orsett Heath Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Clere's School
Ofsted · Good
Thames Park Secondary School
Ofsted · Good
The Gateway Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Hathaway Academy
Ofsted · Good
William Edwards School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Thurrock.
If you live in Thurrock, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Thurrock secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
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