Purfleet Primary Academy
Tank Hill Road, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1TA
619 pupils · 98% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 30 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 67 | 86 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 88 | 85 | 113 | 87 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 63 | 88 | 65 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 74 | 65 | 89 | 71 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 53 | 69 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 74 | 71 | 81 | 73 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 81 | 99 | 86 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 68 | 63 | 85 | 65 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Aveley Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kenningtons Primary Academy 2.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- West Thurrock Academy 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary 3.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.