Purfleet Primary Academy

State-Funded School

purfleet-primary-academy-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM19 1TAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Purfleet Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Thurrock, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 619 pupils. Purfleet Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

14%

Black

27%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

619

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 619
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.