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Shaw Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Dawn Kimpton

corporate_fareSHAW PRIMARY ACADEMY

location_onSouth Ockendon, RM15 5QJ

language Visit Website phone 1708852367

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

434

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Shaw Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in South Ockendon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shaw Primary Academy is an academy converter in South Ockendon, Thurrock, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SHAW PRIMARY ACADEMY. The school has approximately 397 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 39 primaries in Thurrock and #277 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 67%

Reading88% LA 77%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.7

-4.0 to -0.7

2.0

Write

LA 1.3

0.4 to 3.5

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 0.0

1.0

Write

LA 0.9

-0.5 to 2.4

0.2

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.2 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 79%

Maths82% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 1.5

0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 2.3

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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01 February 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-04-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-12-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 397 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	434	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	428	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	442	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	429	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	454	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	439	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	437	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	424	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	457	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	450	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	439	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	445	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	436	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	461	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	443	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 35 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils