Park Academy, South Ockendon

In 2026, pupils at Park Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Thurrock and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Thurrock and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 37.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.73: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.8, against 41 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Park Academy as their first choice and 186 named it as one of their preferences, for 118 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Park Academy are Harris Academy Ockendon (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 47.7); Harris Academy Riverside (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1); Harris Academy Rainham (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); and Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (2.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Park Academy.

Park Academy is one of 7 schools run by Community Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 70% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

34.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 79 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 45 (7.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Park Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 30 places, 25 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Purfleet Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ormiston Park Academy (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 90 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Thurrock (163).

In 2024/25, Park Academy issued 65 suspensions, 9.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Park Academy are Kenningtons Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Aveley Primary School (0.5 miles), Dilkes Academy (0.8 miles) and Somers Heath Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.