Schools in East Tilbury
Essex · Thurrock · 1 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Thurrock (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Thurrock (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
2
of 13 in & around East Tilbury rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in East Tilbury (1)
- East Tilbury Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RM18 8SB
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 69% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in East Tilbury (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
649
83% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
780
131 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
68.0%
KS2 Maths
70.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
33 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +8 primary and +6 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
83% occupied · 131 spare places
Other schools near East Tilbury
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if East Tilbury's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Herringham Primary Academy
Primary · Grays · Good
St Clere's School
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
Tilbury Pioneer Academy
Primary · Tilbury
Chadwell St Mary Primary School
Primary · Grays
Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope · Good
The Gateway Academy
Secondary · Grays
The Gateway Primary Free School
Primary · Grays
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Stanford-le-Hope · Requires Improvement
Questions parents ask about schools in East Tilbury
How many schools are there in East Tilbury?
East Tilbury has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in East Tilbury?
None of the 1 graded schools in East Tilbury currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in East Tilbury have catchment areas?
Most state schools in East Tilbury have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Thurrock allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in East Tilbury?
Apply to Thurrock through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Nearby Towns
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5 schools · 4.4km away
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Stanford-le-Hope
11 schools · 4.8km away
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Grays
26 schools · 6.1km away
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Gravesend
41 schools · 7.6km away
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Swanscombe
4 schools · 8.8km away
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South Ockendon
11 schools · 10.6km away
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Basildon
35 schools · 10.7km away
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Greenhithe
2 schools · 10.8km away
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