Secondary school

Thames Park Secondary School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Thurrock
  • RM17 5FP
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,502 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 46%

Against East of England

Attainment 846.4 · East of England 45.96/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths54.1% · East of England 44.9%8/10 Above
EBacc point score3.85 · East of England 4.014/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24Not enough data · East of England 0No results published for 2023/24
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Attainment 8
2024/25: 46.4 · 111 pupils · East of England 45.8546.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
2024/25: 54.1% · 111 pupils · East of England 44.9%54.1%

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.1%
141 of 176 who put it first2021 · 100.0%2026 · 80.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st176141
2nd17015
3rd1039

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2023

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026808
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.4%
First language not English33.2%
SEN support15.8%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.5%
Persistently absent pupils24.6%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

89.8% full · 900 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 41.6
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 12.1
  • Other support 14.1

Teachers 46.4 FTE · Whole workforce 72.6 · 77 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,032
Spend per pupil£7,474
Staff spend per pupil£6,012
Reserve per pupil£478
  • +£355,000revenue reserve
  • +£415,000in-year balance

Grants £7,921 · self-generated £215 · premises £330 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £3,936,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

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