Shaw Primary Academy, South Ockendon
Shaw Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in South Ockendon. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 8 schools in South Ockendon with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Thurrock (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Shaw Primary Academy in detail
Shaw Primary Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Shaw 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 86% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Shaw Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Shaw Primary Academy as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shaw Primary Academy are Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Bonnygate Primary School (0.3 miles, 73% reading, 68% maths); Somers Heath Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths); and Dilkes Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 88% maths).
Shaw Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolBonnygate Primary SchoolSomers Heath Primary SchoolDilkes Academy
What parents say
30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shaw Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (67%).
Who goes there
29.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Black (15%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 40 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 25 (6.4%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ockendon Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darenth Lane (southbound), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shaw Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Shaw Primary Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Shaw Primary Academy are Harris Academy Ockendon (0.5 miles), Park Academy (1.4 miles) and Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (1.8 miles).
Harris Academy OckendonPark AcademyHarris Academy Chafford Hundred
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2011, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Shaw Primary Academy creates a warm, caring environment where every child is known and supported. The school excels at developing confident, happy learners who read well and achieve across a broad curriculum. Parents can feel assured that their child will benefit from excellent enrichment opportunities, strong safeguarding, and genuine support for their emotional and social development.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development programme with extensive enrichment opportunities including clubs, trips and role model encounters
- Effective phonics teaching and strong focus on reading from nursery onwards, resulting in confident, fluent readers
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, with comprehensive checks and adapted lessons ensuring they achieve well
- Well-considered early years curriculum that gives children strong foundations and prepares them well for Year 1
- Positive behaviour and respectful relationships throughout the school, with pupils being polite and accepting of differences
Areas for Improvement
- In a couple of foundation subjects, the school has not clearly identified the essential knowledge pupils should know and remember, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge and skills
- The school needs to ensure important curriculum content is clearly sequenced in these subjects so teachers know exactly what to teach and when
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, creative art clubs, construction clubs, nature clubs, school council, language community groups, residential trips to outdoor activity centre, museum overnight visits
Shaw Primary Academy is a happy school where staff provide high levels of care and support, helping pupils feel safe and achieve well. The school has high expectations and ambitions for all pupils, with engaging lessons that motivate them to try their best.
At a Glance
30.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
30 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 84% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.9
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Shaw Primary Academy
4MB Class Assembly Friday 8th May
1 Oct 2026
3o class assembly friday 9th october
1 Oct 2026
We are supporting our local food bank with a harvest collection from 5th 23rd october
1 Oct 2026
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Before and after school care
Shaw Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Thurrock
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Shaw Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Shaw Primary Academy is in Thurrock; for families living there:
- Thurrock's school travel policy: Home to school travel and transport policy
- How to apply: apply for school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Thurrock is 12 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
394 pupils
420 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - South Ockendon
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for South Ockendon
Across Thurrock council
Places available
2,543
Applications
2,192
Got 1st preference
90.1%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Thurrock council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
25
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
391
Total Pupils
211
Boys
180
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,944
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,631
Per pupil
£2504k
Total funding
£194k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
19.2%
Persistent absence
375
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Shaw Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Shaw Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Shaw Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.
What is Shaw Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Shaw Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Shaw Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Shaw Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Thurrock allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Shaw Primary Academy?
Shaw Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Shaw Primary Academy?
Classes at Shaw Primary Academy average 27.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Shaw Primary Academy?
Shaw Primary Academy has around 391 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Shaw Primary Academy?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Shaw Primary Academy in 2024/25. 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Shaw Primary Academy?
Apply through Thurrock's coordinated admissions process, naming Shaw Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Shaw Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Shaw Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Shaw Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Thurrock is 12 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Shaw Primary Academy?
Shaw Primary Academy is at Avon Green, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)