Thames Park Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Thurrock
Chadwell Road, Grays, RM17 5FP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/01/2023
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity used
Has space90%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
155 of 192 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
625
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 192 | 155 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 219 | 19 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 109 | 5 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 105 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 625 | 179 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Thurrock lets families list 6 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sam Dyer
- Address
- Chadwell Road, Grays, RM17 5FP
- Phone
- 01375470790
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Ward / constituency
- Grays Riverside · Thurrock
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147853
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
808 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 777 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 111 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 109 | 31% | 65% | 83% | |
| English Language | 109 | 19% | 53% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 109 | 14% | 56% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 5% | 30% | 45% | |
| Business | 70 | 9% | 36% | 51% | |
| History | 40 | 23% | 55% | 70% | |
| Biology | 36 | 33% | 75% | 89% | |
| Physics | 36 | 31% | 72% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 22% | 69% | 89% | |
| Geography | 36 | 8% | 47% | 72% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 20% | 50% | 63% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 23% | 55% | 64% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Thurrock council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.