Secondary schools in Thurrock
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Thurrock has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,177 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 83% stayed in education (England 86%): 30% in a school sixth form, 52% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 63% of students in Thurrock went to university (England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.2 against 46.1 for England; 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Thurrock against England
| Measure | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,177 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Thurrock
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (13)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Convent High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 655 | 94% | 53% | 39% | 2% | — | 55.7 | 61% |
| Harris Academy Chafford HundredAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,435 | 92% | 63% | 28% | 2% | 68% | 55.5 | 68% |
| Harris Academy OckendonAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,440 | 79% | 35% | 44% | 6% | 56% | 47.3 | 49% |
| Harris Academy RiversideFree schools · sixth form | 1,111 | 91% | 39% | 52% | 1% | 74% | 47.9 | 45% |
| Mossbourne Fobbing AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 859 | 79% | 36% | 43% | 6% | 51% | — | — |
| Mossbourne Port Side AcademyAcademy converter | 443 | 78% | 17% | 61% | 4% | — | — | — |
| Ormiston Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 594 | 74% | 6% | 67% | 1% | — | 37.5 | 28% |
| Orsett Heath AcademyFree schools | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | 47.0 | 48% |
| St Clere's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,460 | 85% | 23% | 60% | 4% | — | 43.2 | 41% |
| Thames Park Secondary SchoolFree schools | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.4 | 54% |
| The Gateway AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,030 | 81% | 23% | 58% | 4% | — | 46.1 | 48% |
| The Hathaway AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 586 | 84% | 21% | 61% | 3% | — | 41.1 | 37% |
| William Edwards SchoolAcademy converter | 984 | 82% | 22% | 58% | 8% | — | 42.5 | 35% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (1)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treetops Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 324 | 93% | 0% | 37% | 0% | — | 3.0 | 2% |