Thameside Primary School, Grays

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a pleasure to share with you the many exciting opportunities, achievements and developments that make Thameside Primary School and Nursery such a special place to learn and grow. At Thameside, we are proud to be a vibrant, inclusive and diverse school community where every child is encouraged to thrive."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.00 per session.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Thameside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 81% in Thurrock and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 80 families put Thameside Primary School as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 86 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 Thameside Primary School are Quarry Hill Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 97% maths); Little Thurrock Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 75% maths); St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); and The Gateway Primary Free School (1.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Thameside Primary School.

Thameside Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Osborne Co-Operative Academy Trust, an academy trust.

104 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thameside Primary School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

52.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (25%), Asian (21%) and Black (15%).

Thameside Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 6 places, 3 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Grays Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadway (on), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 344 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Thurrock (163), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Thameside Primary School issued 48 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Thameside Primary School are Thames Park Secondary School (0.6 miles), Grays Convent High School (0.7 miles), The Hathaway Academy (1.1 miles) and The Gateway Academy (1.2 miles).