School admissions in Stanford-le-Hope
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. None of these schools has a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Stanford-le-Hope in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Stanford-le-Hope first 403 times for 392 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Thurrock authority's 39 schools. 4 of the 8 had more first choices than places.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Stanford-le-Hope first 418 times for 447 places: 0.94 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Thurrock authority's 13 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
8 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Abbots Hall Primary School | 1.50 | 60 |
| Graham James Primary Academy | 1.24 | 59 |
| Arthur Bugler Primary School | 1.10 | 58 |
| Giffards Primary School | 1.03 | 60 |
| Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School | 0.87 | 30 |
| Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy | 0.78 | 41 |
| Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School | 0.74 | 58 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.50 | 26 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| St Clere's School | 1.22 | 236 |
| Mossbourne Fobbing Academy | 0.69 | 126 |
| Mossbourne Port Side Academy | 0.51 | 85 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.