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Shaw Primary Academy

Primary · South Ockendon · RM15 5QJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

391 pupils · 88% of 446 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
30.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.shawprimaryacademy.co.uk/
URN
139166

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 29 families named it first for 32 Reception places, 0.91 first choices per place. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

32 places offered · 29 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

56 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
82%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school82%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Thurrock average70.4%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Hawthorn Tree SchoolBoston · 102 miles awayGood58%
St Jude's CofE Primary SchoolPortsmouth · 78 miles awayGood53%
Castleton Primary SchoolRochdale · 177 miles awayExpected standard55%
Upton Meadows Primary SchoolNorthampton · 73 miles awayGood57%
Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyLeicester · 96 miles awayGood73%
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayGood64%
Russells Hall Primary SchoolDudley · 123 miles awayGood41%
Cale Green Primary SchoolStockport · 166 miles awayExpected standard62%
Somerset Bridge Primary SchoolBridgwater · 144 miles awayGood73%
East Stour Primary SchoolAshford · 37 miles awayNo current grade75%
Thornhill Primary SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayGood88%
Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryHarlow · 20 miles awayGood83%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 53% (Thurrock 45%, England 60%) · Any other White background 17% (Thurrock 15%, England 7%) · Black African 12% (Thurrock 14%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Thurrock 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Thurrock 3%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Thurrock 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Thurrock 4%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Thurrock 0%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Thurrock 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Thurrock 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Thurrock 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Thurrock 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Thurrock 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.25 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Thurrock: 1.66 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 5.32% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 23.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,944; 15.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,870
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 1% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £370,000; in-year balance +£79,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39.3%62.3%
Social housing43.1%17.1%
Privately rented17.6%20.5%
Detached houses2.4%22.9%
Flats72.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015931 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,000351 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£260,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (70)£399,000
Terraced (193)£345,000
Flat (84)£194,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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