Herringham Primary Academy, Grays

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Herringham Primary Academy. We believe that there is no place quite like Herringham Primary Academy. Aspiration, compassion, resilience and responsibility are at the very heart of our ethos, proudly bringing together a diverse, inclusive and supportive community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, cross-country, drama, choir and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am, from £1.50 per session.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Herringham Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 81% in Thurrock and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 53% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Herringham Primary Academy as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Herringham Primary Academy are Chadwell St Mary Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); Woodside Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); The Gateway Primary Free School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 88% maths); and Tilbury Pioneer Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 86% maths).

Herringham Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Herringham Primary Academy is one of 5 schools run by Gateway Learning Community, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

43.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 94 pupils (22.1%) received SEN support and 18 (4.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Herringham Primary Academy had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is East Tilbury Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longhouse Road Daniel Close (n-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Herringham Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Herringham Primary Academy issued 43 suspensions, 10.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Herringham Primary Academy are The Gateway Academy (0.8 miles) and Orsett Heath Academy (1.1 miles).