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Thames Park Secondary School

URN
147853
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Thames Park Secondary School
URN
147853
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

68 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

59

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

51

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#6 of 11 schools in Thurrock

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Thames Park Secondary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Thames Park Secondary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 March 2023
Inspection date
25 January 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 14 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

179

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

625

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

179

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.49×

Applications per place

Offer rate

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)
School website
https://www.thames-park.osborne.coop/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Thurrock to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

54.1%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

78.4%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

16.2%

EBacc achievement

Location

RM17 5FP - Chadwell Road, Grays

Contact details

Address
Chadwell Road, Grays
Postcode
RM17 5FP
Phone
1375470790
Website
https://www.thames-park.osborne.coop/
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 14 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 14 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 14 March 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 March 202325 January 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 14 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      14 March 2023
      Inspected
      25 January 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    28.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 155

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    7.2%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    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 Light Christian School443 mNot applicableOpen
    Quarry Hill Primary and Pre School908 mPrimaryClosed
    Thameside Primary School998 mPrimaryOpen
    Thameside Junior School998 mPrimaryClosed
    Thameside Infant School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Quarry Hill Junior School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Quarry Hill Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stifford Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Belmont Castle Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Grays Convent High School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    • The Light Christian School
      Distance
      443 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Quarry Hill Primary and Pre School
      Distance
      908 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Thameside Primary School
      Distance
      998 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Thameside Junior School
      Distance
      998 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    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
    Thameside Infant School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Quarry Hill Junior School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Quarry Hill Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stifford Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Belmont Castle Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Grays Convent High School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    RM16 6SA
    Status
    Open