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The Grays School Media Arts College

URN
115353
Phase
Secondary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
The Grays School Media Arts College
URN
115353
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Closed

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School Compass recommendation

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Thurrock
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Thurrock)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

RM17 5LL - Hathaway Road, Grays, Essex

Contact details

Address
Hathaway Road, Grays, Essex
Postcode
RM17 5LL
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Thurrock
Local authority code
883

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 134 schools in Thurrock.

Authority statistics

Total schools

134

Open schools

58

Closed schools

76

Primary schools

90

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Secondary schools

    28

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary90 (67.2%)
    • Secondary28 (20.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other16 (11.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Hathaway Academy0 mSecondaryOpen
    St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School329 mPrimaryClosed
    St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School329 mPrimaryOpen
    Grays Convent High School729 mSecondaryOpen
    Quarry Hill Junior School841 mPrimaryClosed
    Quarry Hill Academy841 mPrimaryOpen
    Quarry Hill Primary and Pre School851 mPrimaryClosed
    Little Thurrock Primary School912 mPrimaryOpen
    Little Thurrock Primary School913 mPrimaryClosed
    Deneholm Primary School919 mPrimaryClosed
    • The Hathaway Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Grays Convent High School
      Distance
      729 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Thurrock)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Belhus Chase Specialist Humanities CollegeSecondaryRM15 4RUClosed
    Chafford Hundred Campus Business and Enterprise CollegeSecondaryRM16 6SAClosed
    Gable Hall SchoolSecondarySS17 8JTClosed
    Grays Convent High SchoolSecondaryRM17 5UXOpen
    Harris Academy Chafford HundredSecondaryRM16 6SAOpen
    • Belhus Chase Specialist Humanities College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RM15 4RU
      Status
      Closed
    • Chafford Hundred Campus Business and Enterprise College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RM16 6SA
      Status
      Closed
    • Gable Hall School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SS17 8JT
      Status
      Closed
    • Grays Convent High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      RM17 5UX
      Status
      Open
    Quarry Hill Junior School
    Distance
    841 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Quarry Hill Academy
    Distance
    841 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Quarry Hill Primary and Pre School
    Distance
    851 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Little Thurrock Primary School
    Distance
    912 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Little Thurrock Primary School
    Distance
    913 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Deneholm Primary School
    Distance
    919 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    RM16 6SA
    Status
    Open