Thames Park Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Grays, Thurrock
Thames Park Secondary School is a secondary school in Grays, Thurrock for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Chadwell Road, Grays, RM17 5FP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Thurrock
- Pupils on roll
- 808 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They speak about their ambitions and achievements enthusiastically and articulately.”
- “Pupils value school and maintain regular attendance.”
To improve
- “When the school was opened, leaders’ approach to supporting pupils at the earliest stages of reading did not work as well as intended.”
- “However, leaders’ guidance for other pupils’ needs is not always useful for staff to plan effective learning activities.”
- “When this happens, teaching is not as effective, so some pupils with SEND do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 176 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 141 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Thurrock.
- Grays Convent High School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- The Hathaway Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred 1.4 mi Outstanding
- The Gateway Academy 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Orsett Heath Academy 1.8 mi Good
- William Edwards School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Harris Academy Ockendon 3.3 mi Outstanding
- Harris Academy Riverside 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade