Largest Schools in Thurrock (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 52 schools in Thurrock, East of England. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England.
- 143St Clere's SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,460
- 256Harris Academy OckendonSouth Ockendon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,440
- 380Harris Academy Chafford HundredGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,435
- 458Harris Academy RiversidePurfleet · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,111
- 583Harris Primary Academy MayflowerChafford Hundred · Academy PrimaryPupils: 1,087
- 649The Gateway AcademyGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,030
- 744William Edwards SchoolGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 984
- 872Mossbourne Fobbing AcademyStanford-le-Hope · Academy SecondaryPupils: 859
- 926Thameside Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 844
- 1058Thames Park Secondary SchoolGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 808
- 1161Orsett Heath AcademyGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 699
- 1263Belmont Castle AcademyGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 691
- 1375Harris Primary Academy Chafford HundredGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 679
- 1456Lansdowne Primary AcademyTilbury · Academy PrimaryPupils: 667
- 1571Woodside AcademyGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 662
- 1681Grays Convent High SchoolGrays · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 655
- 1773Tudor Court Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 653
- 1840East Tilbury Primary SchoolEast Tilbury · Academy PrimaryPupils: 649
- 1950Little Thurrock Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 639
- 2050Purfleet Primary AcademyPurfleet-on-Thames · Academy PrimaryPupils: 619
- 2153Stifford Clays Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 606
- 2224Park AcademySouth Ockendon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 594
- 2335The Hathaway AcademyGrays · Academy SecondaryPupils: 586
- 2487Dilkes AcademySouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 554
- 2556St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 530
- 2687Quarry Hill AcademyGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 501
- 2765Graham James Primary AcademyStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 461
- 2866The Gateway Primary Free SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 459
- 2958Tilbury Pioneer AcademyTilbury · Academy PrimaryPupils: 456
- 3066Warren Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 445
- 3134Mossbourne Port Side AcademyStanford-le-Hope · Academy SecondaryPupils: 443
- 3280West Thurrock AcademyGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 440
- 3341Mossbourne Herd Lane AcademyStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 440
- 3444Bonnygate Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 439
- 3559Stanford-Le-Hope Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 438
- 3658Abbots Hall Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 437
- 3779Benyon Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 431
- 3888Kenningtons Primary AcademySouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 429
- 3980Aveley Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 425
- 4053Herringham Primary AcademyGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 425
- 4168Somers Heath Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 415
- 4270Giffards Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 412
- 4339Arthur Bugler Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 406
- 4472Shaw Primary AcademySouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 391
- 4557Deneholm Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 374
- 4654Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 248
- 4768St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolTilbury · Academy PrimaryPupils: 239
- 4865Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolSouth Ockendon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 224
- 4978Chadwell St Mary Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 202
- 5070Orsett Church of England Primary SchoolGrays · Academy PrimaryPupils: 202
- 5142St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolStanford-le-Hope · Academy PrimaryPupils: 196
- 5250Bulphan Church of England AcademyBulphan · Academy PrimaryPupils: 64
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Clere's School Stanford-le-Hope · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,460 | 42.5 Lower 50% | 43.2 Attainment 8 | 1,460 |
| 2 | Harris Academy Ockendon South Ockendon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,440 | 56.3 Top 50% | 47.3 Attainment 8 | 1,440 |
| 3 | Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,435 | 79.9 Top 25% | 55.5 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 4 | Harris Academy Riverside Purfleet · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,111 | 57.8 Top 50% | 47.9 Attainment 8 | 1,111 |
| 5 | Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Chafford Hundred · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 1,087 | 83.4 Top 25% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 1,087 |
| 6 | The Gateway Academy Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,030 | 48.8 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 1,030 |
| 7 | William Edwards School Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 984 | 43.7 Lower 50% | 42.5 Attainment 8 | 984 |
| 8 | Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Stanford-le-Hope · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 859 | 72.2 Top 25% | 19.4% Free school meals | 859 |
| 9 | Thameside Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 844 | 25.5 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 844 |
| 10 | Thames Park Secondary School Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 808 | 57.9 Top 50% | 46.4 Attainment 8 | 808 |
| 11 | Orsett Heath Academy Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 699 | 61.0 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 699 |
| 12 | Belmont Castle Academy Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 691 | 63.1 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 691 |
| 13 | Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 679 | 75.1 Top 25% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 679 |
| 14 | Lansdowne Primary Academy Tilbury · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 667 | 56.0 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 667 |
| 15 | Woodside Academy Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 662 | 70.8 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 662 |
| 16 | Grays Convent High School Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 655 | 80.5 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 655 |
| 17 | Tudor Court Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 653 | 72.9 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 653 |
| 18 | East Tilbury Primary School East Tilbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 649 | 40.4 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 649 |
| 19 | Little Thurrock Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 639 | 49.9 Lower 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 639 |
| 20 | Purfleet Primary Academy Purfleet-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 619 | 50.4 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 619 |
| 21 | Stifford Clays Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 606 | 52.7 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 606 |
| 22 | Park Academy South Ockendon · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 594 | 24.2 Lower 50% | 37.5 Attainment 8 | 594 |
| 23 | The Hathaway Academy Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 586 | 35.2 Lower 50% | 41.1 Attainment 8 | 586 |
| 24 | Dilkes Academy South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 554 | 86.5 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 554 |
| 25 | St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 530 | 56.4 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 530 |
| 26 | Quarry Hill Academy Grays · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 501 | 86.6 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 501 |
| 27 | Graham James Primary Academy Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 461 | 65.0 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 461 |
| 28 | The Gateway Primary Free School Grays · Primary · Ages 0–11 | Academy | 459 | 66.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 459 |
| 29 | Tilbury Pioneer Academy Tilbury · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 456 | 57.8 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 30 | Warren Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 445 | 66.4 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 445 |
| 31 | Mossbourne Port Side Academy Stanford-le-Hope · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 443 | 34.4 Lower 50% | 34.1% Free school meals | 443 |
| 32 | West Thurrock Academy Grays · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 440 | 79.5 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 440 |
| 33 | Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 440 | 40.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 440 |
| 34 | Bonnygate Primary School South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 439 | 43.6 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 439 |
| 35 | Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 438 | 59.0 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 438 |
| 36 | Abbots Hall Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 437 | 57.6 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 437 |
| 37 | Benyon Primary School South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 431 | 79.1 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 431 |
| 38 | Kenningtons Primary Academy South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 429 | 88.0 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 429 |
| 39 | Aveley Primary School South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 425 | 80.1 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 425 |
| 40 | Herringham Primary Academy Grays · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 425 | 53.3 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 425 |
| 41 | Somers Heath Primary School South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 415 | 68.3 Top 50% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 42 | Giffards Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 412 | 70.2 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 43 | Arthur Bugler Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 406 | 39.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 406 |
| 44 | Shaw Primary Academy South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 391 | 72.1 Top 25% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 391 |
| 45 | Deneholm Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 374 | 56.6 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 374 |
| 46 | Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 248 | 53.6 Top 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 248 |
| 47 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Tilbury · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 239 | 67.7 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 48 | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School South Ockendon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 224 | 65.1 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 49 | Chadwell St Mary Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 202 | 78.1 Top 25% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 50 | Orsett Church of England Primary School Grays · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 202 | 70.0 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 51 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Stanford-le-Hope · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 196 | 42.3 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 196 |
| 52 | Bulphan Church of England Academy Bulphan · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 64 | 49.9 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 64 |
St Clere's School in Stanford-le-Hope leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Thurrock with Pupils 1,460. Of the 52 schools shown, 51 are academy, 1 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider East of England largest schools league table, every school on the Thurrock page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best largest school in Thurrock?
St Clere's School in Stanford-le-Hope, East of England ranks first among largest schools in Thurrock with Pupils 1,460 (Pupils on roll: 1,460).
How are largest schools in Thurrock ranked?
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (England) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.