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Arthur Bugler Primary School

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

personMr Richard Turner

corporate_fareOSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onStanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BQ

language Visit Website phone 1375677079

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Arthur Bugler Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stanford-le-Hope, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Arthur Bugler Primary School is an academy converter in Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 413 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 39 primaries in Thurrock and #7,200 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. 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

58%

LA 67%

Reading71% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 78%

Maths66% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.7

-3.3 to 0.0

0.3

Write

LA 1.3

-1.3 to 1.8

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.7 to -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.1

3.2

Write

LA 0.9

1.7 to 4.6

1.8

Maths

LA 0.5

0.4 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing83% LA 79%

Maths78% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.7

-3.6 to -0.6

-0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-1.6 to 1.4

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-3 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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12 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-03-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-12-04

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 413 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	422	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	2	0.5%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils