Schools in RM17 postcode district

Schools in postcode district RM17. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider RM17 area.

Covers: Belmont, Grays Riverside, Grays Thurrock, Little Thurrock Rectory, and Thameside

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of RM17. The list starts at 3 miles โ€” you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district RM17 (schools and local averages on this page), and Thurrock (wider council census and crime โ€” background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district RM17 and Thurrock.

District area rating (RM17)Good

Postcode district RM17

Schools and figures for this postcode district โ€” the same RM17 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
8 (5 primary, 3 secondary)
Average attendance
96.4%
Average free school meals
22.6%
Average SEN
16.4%
Average EAL
34.5%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly less deprived than average for England
Average house price
ยฃ325,936 (-0.7% year on year)
Flood risk
Low to medium
Broadband
Gigabit available (90%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Moderate โ€“ local parks and playing fields nearby
Council tax
Typical band Bโ€“C

Wider area: Thurrock

Census and crime for Thurrock. Useful context for the borough or council โ€” not broken down to your village or street.

Population
175,997
Households
62,105
Aged under 18
25.1%
Aged 16โ€“64 (approx.)
61.3%
Aged 65+
13.6%
Ethnicity
White 77%, Black 12%, Asian 7%
Crimes (estimated)
14,133
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
80.3

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024โ€“25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Thurrock. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 8 schools in postcode district RM17. Numbered circles group nearby schools โ€” click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the RM17 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in RM17 are included โ€” we measure the straight-line distance from RM17 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

Show schools within:

3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every RM17 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only โ€” not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of RM17 centre)

Sorted by distance from RM17 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of RM17. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • Quarry Hill Academy

    Bradleigh Avenue, Grays RM17 5UT

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustCATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST
    Age range2โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“16 Jan 2023School remains Outstanding
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    0.1 miles from RM17 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    505
    Free school meals
    20.3%
    SEN
    14.3%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    46.1%
    Attendance
    96.5%
    Persistent absence
    6.3%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    90% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Ward Avenue, Grays RM17 5RW

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustCHRISTUS CATHOLIC TRUST
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“26 Jul 2023School remains Good
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    0.3 miles from RM17 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    573
    Free school meals
    16.8%
    SEN
    19.4%
    EAL
    31.4%
    Attendance
    97.7%
    Persistent absence
    4.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    78% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Little Thurrock Primary School

    Rectory Road, Grays RM17 5SW

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustOSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    0.6 miles from RM17 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    656
    Free school meals
    17.2%
    SEN
    16%
    EAL
    23.5%
    Attendance
    97.8%
    Persistent absence
    3.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    59% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Thameside Primary School

    Manor Road, Grays RM17 6EF

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustOSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged20 Nov 2024
    View school on Ofsted
    0.6 miles from RM17 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    856
    Free school meals
    30%
    SEN
    21.5%
    SEN provision
    Resourced provision
    EAL
    50.9%
    Attendance
    95.3%
    Persistent absence
    12.7%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    53% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Belmont Castle Academy

    Parker Road, Grays RM17 5YN

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustBELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY
    Age range3โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“11 Jul 2021School remains Good
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    0.8 miles from RM17 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    701
    Free school meals
    18.8%
    SEN
    10.4%
    EAL
    42.1%
    Attendance
    95.9%
    Persistent absence
    11%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    63% met expected standard (KS2)
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for RM17. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run โ€” for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll โ€” for example 4โ€“11 for primary, or 11โ€“18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the schoolโ€™s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1โ€“2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places โ€” oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each schoolโ€™s headline to others of the same phase on this page โ€” above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above โ€” postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1โ€“5 guide from deprivation around schools here โ€” not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1โ€“10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them โ€” street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary โ€” check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability โ€” check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area โ€” your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area โ€” not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list โ€” 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.