Woodside Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Grays, Thurrock
Woodside Academy is a primary school in Grays, Thurrock for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grangewood Avenue, Grays, RM16 2GJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Thurrock
- Pupils on roll
- 662 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of the Woodside community, and rightly so.”
- “Pupils identify key adults they could talk to if they have any concerns.”
- “They are accepting of others who are different from themselves.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent in every subject.”
- “A few subject plans are not as precise in how knowledge is broken into manageable steps.”
- “This leads to inconsistencies in how the subject is taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 69 offers in total, 61 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Thurrock.
- Little Thurrock Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly
- Herringham Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Deneholm Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- The Gateway Primary Free School 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Quarry Hill Academy 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding
- Thameside Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged