Tilbury Pioneer Academy

State-Funded School

tilbury-pioneer-academy-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM18 8HJPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 456 pupils. Tilbury Pioneer Academy is part of Gateway Learning Community.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

12%

Black

17%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

456

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 456
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Gateway Learning Community

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 28 September 2022. 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
9 Jun 2017	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.