Schools and Education in Grays

There are 120 schools within 5 miles of Grays town centre, including 67 primary and 20 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 89% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Quarry Hill Academy, Harris Academy Chafford Hundred and Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred. Parents should note that 8 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
120
Primary
67
Secondary
20
Good / Outstanding
89%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

11
51
7
Outstanding (11) Good (51) Requires Improvement (7) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (50)
Quarry Hill Academy Primary 0.7 miles Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UT Inspected: 17 January 2023 Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary 1.5 miles Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6SA Inspected: 09 May 2024 Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary 1.5 miles Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6SA Inspected: 14 May 2025 Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Primary 1.5 miles Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, RM16 6SA Inspected: 14 January 2025 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet Primary 2.4 miles Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9QZ Inspected: 09 February 2023 Northfleet Nursery School Nursery 2.4 miles London Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9JS Inspected: 27 September 2022 Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard Primary 2.6 miles Cherry Orchard, Cherry Orchard Road, Ebbsfleet, DA10 1AD Inspected: 14 December 2021 Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Secondary 3 miles Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE Inspected: 10 June 2024 Dilkes Academy Primary 3.2 miles Garron Lane, South Ockendon, RM15 5JQ Inspected: 22 June 2023 Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary 3.4 miles Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY Inspected: 25 April 2024 Ifield School 4.4 miles Hawkins Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JT Inspected: 11 December 2023
Grays Convent High School Secondary 0.7 miles College Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UX Inspected: 17 July 2023 The Hathaway Academy Secondary 1.1 miles Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL Inspected: 15 July 2024 Little Thurrock Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Rectory Road, Grays, RM17 5SW Inspected: 16 January 2024 Tudor Court Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Bark Burr Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6PL Inspected: 25 May 2023 OA - Thurrock 1.5 miles Leicester Road, Tilbury, RM18 7AX Inspected: 28 June 2024 Deneholm Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS Inspected: 16 November 2023 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Calcutta Road, Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QH Inspected: 06 October 2023 Lansdowne Primary Academy Primary 1.7 miles Lansdown Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QB Inspected: 05 May 2022 Stifford Clays Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 2ST Inspected: 23 November 2022 Treetops Free School 1.8 miles Buxton Road, Grays, RM16 2WU Inspected: 03 May 2024 Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary 2 miles River View, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4DH Inspected: 31 December 2024 Tilbury Children's Centre P1-3 2.1 miles Brennan Road, London Road, Tilbury, RM18 8EY Inspected: 04 October 2012 The Craylands School Primary 2.1 miles Craylands Lane, Swanscombe, DA10 0LP Inspected: 10 February 2025 Tilbury Pioneer Academy Primary 2.1 miles Dickens Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 8HJ Inspected: 28 November 2022 Herringham Primary Academy Primary 2.2 miles St Mary's Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JX Inspected: 08 July 2022 Knockhall Children's Centre 2.2 miles Abbey Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9HD Inspected: 21 March 2013 Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet Secondary 2.3 miles Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ Inspected: 21 January 2025 Chadwell Children's Centre P2-1 2.3 miles Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4QE Inspected: 04 September 2012 Rosherville Church of England Academy Primary 2.3 miles London Road, Northfleet, DA11 9JQ Inspected: 11 November 2022 St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Dover Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9PL Inspected: 19 May 2023 Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Ackers Drive, Swanscombe, DA10 1AL Inspected: 12 May 2023 Springhead Park Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Springhead Parkway, Springhead Park, Northfleet, DA11 8BY Inspected: 06 July 2023 Northfleet Technology College Secondary 2.9 miles Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BG Inspected: 17 October 2022 Pier View Academy 3 miles Harmer Street, Gravesend, DA12 2AX Inspected: 23 September 2025 Northfleet School for Girls Secondary 3.2 miles Hall Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8AQ Inspected: 04 May 2022 Aveley Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Stifford Road, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4AA Inspected: 28 July 2023 Little Pebbles Children's Centre 3.2 miles Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL Inspected: 15 November 2012 Chantry Community Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL Inspected: 22 March 2022 Painters Ash Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Masefield Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8EL Inspected: 12 May 2023 Saint George's Church of England School All-through 3.5 miles Meadow Road, Gravesend, DA11 7LS Inspected: 17 November 2023 Shears Green Junior School Primary 3.6 miles White Avenue, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7JB Inspected: 13 March 2023 Harris Academy Riverside Secondary 3.6 miles London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY Inspected: 12 May 2022 Benyon Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Tyssen Place, South Ockendon, RM15 6PG Inspected: 27 June 2024 Bean Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Southfleet Road, Bean, Dartford, DA2 8AW Inspected: 10 June 2025 Stone Lodge School Secondary 3.7 miles Cotton Lane, Dartford, DA2 6FY Inspected: 23 November 2023 St John's Catholic Comprehensive Secondary 3.8 miles Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW Inspected: 06 February 2025 Purfleet Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Tank Hill Road, Purfleet-on-Thames, RM19 1TA Inspected: 14 January 2022 The Brent Primary School Primary 4 miles London Road, Stone, Dartford, DA2 6BA Inspected: 24 September 2024 Riverside Children's Centre (Gravesend) 4 miles Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JY Inspected: 17 February 2011 East Tilbury Primary School Primary 4 miles Princess Margaret Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8SB Inspected: 09 June 2025 Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Birdwood Avenue, Birdwood Avenue, Dartford, DA1 5GB Inspected: 25 April 2024 Estuary Academy 4.3 miles Gravesend, DA12 4DJ Inspected: 28 July 2023 King's Farm Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Hawkins Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JT Inspected: 26 April 2024 Leigh UTC Dartford Secondary 4.4 miles Brunel Way, Dartford, DA1 5TF Inspected: 21 July 2022 Tymberwood Academy Primary 4.6 miles Cerne Road, Gravesend, DA12 4BN Inspected: 29 April 2022 Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Princes Road, Dartford, DA1 1QE Inspected: 19 June 2023 The Riverview Academy Primary 4.7 miles Cimba Wood, Gravesend, DA12 4SD Inspected: 01 February 2022 Greenlands at Darenth Children's Centre 4.8 miles Dene Yard, Dartford, DA2 8DH Inspected: 15 November 2012 Thamesview School Secondary 4.8 miles Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF Inspected: 27 June 2024 Istead Rise Primary School Primary 5 miles Downs Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9HG Inspected: 25 April 2024 Singlewell Primary School Primary 5 miles Mackenzie Way, Gravesend, DA12 5TY Inspected: 15 March 2023
William Edwards School Secondary 2.1 miles Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 3NJ Inspected: 09 June 2025 Knockhall Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Knockhall Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9RF Inspected: 29 November 2024 Ormiston Park Academy Secondary 3.7 miles Shannon Way, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4RU Inspected: 11 July 2024 Whitehill Primary School Primary 3.9 miles School Road, Gravesend, DA12 5HN Inspected: 23 June 2025 LINK19 College 4.1 miles Dering Way, LINK Centre, Block H, Gravesend, DA12 2DP Inspected: 25 October 2024 Purfleet Children's Centre P3-5 4.1 miles Marine Court, Purfleet, RM19 1PF Inspected: 17 March 2014 Greenlands Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Dene Yard, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 8DH Inspected: 03 July 2023
Stifford Children's Centre P2-4 0.6 miles Parker Road, Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN Inspected: 29 May 2012
The Light Christian School 0.3 miles Clarence Road, Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DF Thames Park Secondary School Secondary 0.5 miles Malthouse Drive, Grays, RM17 5FP Inspected: 15 March 2023 Thameside Children's Centre P2-2 0.5 miles Manor Road, Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF Inspected: 13 June 2012 Thameside Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF Belmont Castle Academy Primary 0.6 miles Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RW West Thurrock Children's Centre P1-4 1.4 miles London Road, St. Clements Health & Community Centre, West Thurrock, RM20 4AR Inspected: 06 December 2011 Blackshots Childrens Centre P3-4 1.5 miles Culford Road, Blackshots Lane, Grays, RM16 2SS Woodside Academy Primary 1.7 miles Grangewood Avenue, Grays, RM16 2GJ Inspected: 17 July 2024 OA - North View 1.7 miles North View Avenue, North View Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 7RT Warren Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Hayley Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6NB The Gateway Academy Secondary 1.8 miles Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU Inspected: 23 January 2025 The Gateway Primary Free School Primary 1.8 miles Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU Treetops School 1.8 miles Buxton Road, Grays, RM16 2WU Little Gems Children's Centre 2 miles High Street, Northfleet, DA11 9HB Lawn Primary School Primary 2 miles High Street, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9HB Swanscombe Children's Centre 2.3 miles Keary Road, Keary Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BU Manor Community Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Keary Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0BU Copperfield Academy Primary 2.7 miles Dover Road East, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 0RB Bronte School 2.8 miles Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HN Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Cawdor Avenue, South Ockendon, RM15 5RP Ockendon Children's Centre P1-2 2.9 miles Afton Drive, Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5PA Somers Heath Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Foyle Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5LX Shaw Primary Academy Primary 3 miles Avon Green, South Ockendon, RM15 5QJ Orsett Church of England Primary School Primary 3.1 miles School Lane, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3JR Wrotham Road Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QF Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary 3.1 miles Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT Bonnygate Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Annalee Gardens, South Ockendon, RM15 5BA Aveley Children's Centre P1-1 3.2 miles Stifford Road, Stifford Road, Aveley, RM15 4AA Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Trinity Road, Gravesend, DA12 1LU Beacon Hill Academy 3.4 miles Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary 3.4 miles St James Lane, Horns Cross, Greenhithe, DA9 9EF Bright Futures Children's Centre 3.6 miles Packham Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7JF Inspected: 13 March 2013 Shears Green Infant School Primary 3.6 miles Packham Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7JF Gravesend Grammar School Secondary 3.6 miles Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PR St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primary 3.7 miles Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2SY Kings Farm Children's Centre 3.9 miles School Road, Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JD Inspected: 01 November 2012 Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Tamar Drive, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4NB Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary 4 miles Church Street, Southfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9NR Inspected: 25 September 2023 East Tilbury Children's Centre P2-3 4 miles Princess Margaret Avenue, East Tilbury, Grays, RM18 8SB Inspected: 13 February 2012 The Gateway Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Mile Stone Road, Dartford, DA2 6DW Westcourt Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Jubilee Crescent, Gravesend, DA12 4JG St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Littlebrook Manor Way, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5EA Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Lunedale Road, Darenth, Dartford, DA2 6JX Temple Hill Children's Centre 4.3 miles St Edmunds Road, Living Well, Dartford, DA1 5ND Inspected: 16 December 2010 Temple Hill Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles St Edmunds Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5ND River Mill Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR Inspected: 04 March 2024 Leigh Academy Dartford Primary 4.7 miles York Road, Dartford, DA1 1SQ St Clere's School Secondary 4.8 miles Butts Lane, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW Brent Children's Centre 4.8 miles Overy Street, Overy Street, Dartford, DA1 1UP