Schools and Education in Linford

There are 79 schools within 5 miles of Linford town centre, including 42 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 87% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Quarry Hill Academy, Northfleet Nursery School and Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend. Parents should note that 6 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
79
Primary
42
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
87%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

4
35
5
Outstanding (4) Good (35) Requires Improvement (5) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (34)
Quarry Hill Academy Primary 3.5 miles Bradleigh Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UT Inspected: 17 January 2023 Northfleet Nursery School Nursery 4.2 miles London Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9JS Inspected: 27 September 2022 Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Secondary 4.3 miles Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0JE Inspected: 10 June 2024 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet Primary 4.7 miles Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9QZ Inspected: 09 February 2023
East Tilbury Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Princess Margaret Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8SB Inspected: 09 June 2025 Chadwell Children's Centre P2-1 1.7 miles Claudian Way, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4QE Inspected: 04 September 2012 Herringham Primary Academy Primary 1.7 miles St Mary's Road, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4JX Inspected: 08 July 2022 Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Copland Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0DF Inspected: 27 January 2023 Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary 2 miles River View, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4DH Inspected: 31 December 2024 Tilbury Pioneer Academy Primary 2.3 miles Dickens Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 8HJ Inspected: 28 November 2022 Treetops Free School 2.4 miles Buxton Road, Grays, RM16 2WU Inspected: 03 May 2024 Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Hillcrest Road, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8LR Inspected: 16 November 2023 Tilbury Children's Centre P1-3 2.7 miles Brennan Road, London Road, Tilbury, RM18 8EY Inspected: 04 October 2012 OA - Thurrock 2.9 miles Leicester Road, Tilbury, RM18 7AX Inspected: 28 June 2024 Lansdowne Primary Academy Primary 2.9 miles Lansdown Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QB Inspected: 05 May 2022 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 3 miles Calcutta Road, Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QH Inspected: 06 October 2023 Little Thurrock Primary School Primary 3 miles Rectory Road, Grays, RM17 5SW Inspected: 16 January 2024 Giffards Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Queen Elizabeth Drive, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7TG Inspected: 23 May 2022 Deneholm Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays, RM16 2SS Inspected: 16 November 2023 Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Primary 3.4 miles Herd Lane, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 9BH Inspected: 06 February 2023 Grays Convent High School Secondary 3.5 miles College Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UX Inspected: 17 July 2023 The Hathaway Academy Secondary 3.6 miles Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL Inspected: 15 July 2024 Little Pebbles Children's Centre 3.6 miles Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL Inspected: 15 November 2012 Chantry Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL Inspected: 22 March 2022 Pier View Academy 3.6 miles Harmer Street, Gravesend, DA12 2AX Inspected: 23 September 2025 Stifford Clays Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 2ST Inspected: 23 November 2022 Riverside Children's Centre (Gravesend) 3.9 miles Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JY Inspected: 17 February 2011 St John's Catholic Comprehensive Secondary 4 miles Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW Inspected: 06 February 2025 Tudor Court Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Bark Burr Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6PL Inspected: 25 May 2023 Estuary Academy 4.2 miles Gravesend, DA12 4DJ Inspected: 28 July 2023 St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe Primary 4.3 miles Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PU Inspected: 12 November 2024 Rosherville Church of England Academy Primary 4.4 miles London Road, Northfleet, DA11 9JQ Inspected: 11 November 2022 St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Dover Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9PL Inspected: 19 May 2023 Tymberwood Academy Primary 4.7 miles Cerne Road, Gravesend, DA12 4BN Inspected: 29 April 2022 Thamesview School Secondary 4.7 miles Thong Lane, Gravesend, DA12 4LF Inspected: 27 June 2024 Bulphan Church of England Academy Primary 4.7 miles Fen Lane, Bulphan, RM14 3RL Inspected: 11 July 2024 Saint George's Church of England School All-through 4.7 miles Meadow Road, Gravesend, DA11 7LS Inspected: 17 November 2023 Northfleet Technology College Secondary 4.9 miles Colyer Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BG Inspected: 17 October 2022 The Riverview Academy Primary 4.9 miles Cimba Wood, Gravesend, DA12 4SD Inspected: 01 February 2022
Stanford Childrens Centre P2-6 1.9 miles Copland Road, Copland Road, Stanford le Hope, SS17 0DF Inspected: 21 April 2015 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary 2 miles Scratton Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0PA Inspected: 23 July 2024 William Edwards School Secondary 3.5 miles Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays, RM16 3NJ Inspected: 09 June 2025 LINK19 College 4 miles Dering Way, LINK Centre, Block H, Gravesend, DA12 2DP Inspected: 25 October 2024 Whitehill Primary School Primary 4.6 miles School Road, Gravesend, DA12 5HN Inspected: 23 June 2025
Stifford Children's Centre P2-4 4.3 miles Parker Road, Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN Inspected: 29 May 2012
East Tilbury Children's Centre P2-3 0.5 miles Princess Margaret Avenue, East Tilbury, Grays, RM18 8SB Inspected: 13 February 2012 St Clere's School Secondary 1.5 miles Butts Lane, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW Mossbourne Port Side Academy Secondary 2.1 miles Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS The Gateway Academy Secondary 2.2 miles Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU Inspected: 23 January 2025 The Gateway Primary Free School Primary 2.2 miles Marshfoot Road, Grays, RM16 4LU Orsett Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles School Lane, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3JR Treetops School 2.4 miles Buxton Road, Grays, RM16 2WU Woodside Academy Primary 2.4 miles Grangewood Avenue, Grays, RM16 2GJ Inspected: 17 July 2024 Horndon Children's Centre P3-3 2.5 miles Vincent Avenue, Vincent Avenue, Stanford le Hope, SS17 8LW Abbots Hall Childrens Centre P2-5 2.6 miles Abbotts Drive, Abbotts Drive, Stanford le Hope, SS17 7BW Abbots Hall Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Abbotts Drive, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BW OA - North View 2.7 miles North View Avenue, North View Avenue, Tilbury, RM18 7RT Arthur Bugler Primary School Primary 2.7 miles St James Avenue East, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7BQ Graham James Primary Academy Primary 2.8 miles The Sorrells, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES Blackshots Childrens Centre P3-4 3.1 miles Culford Road, Blackshots Lane, Grays, RM16 2SS Thameside Children's Centre P2-2 3.4 miles Manor Road, Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF Inspected: 13 June 2012 Thameside Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Manor Road, Grays, RM17 6EF Mossbourne Fobbing Academy Secondary 3.4 miles Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RW St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primary 3.8 miles Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2SY Gravesend Grammar School Secondary 3.8 miles Church Walk, Gravesend, DA12 2PR The Light Christian School 3.8 miles Clarence Road, Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DF Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Trinity Road, Gravesend, DA12 1LU Bronte School 4 miles Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HN Wrotham Road Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QF Westcourt Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Jubilee Crescent, Gravesend, DA12 4JG Thames Park Secondary School Secondary 4.2 miles Malthouse Drive, Grays, RM17 5FP Inspected: 15 March 2023 Belmont Castle Academy Primary 4.3 miles Parker Road, Grays, RM17 5YN Copperfield Academy Primary 4.5 miles Dover Road East, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 0RB Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.5 miles Cecil Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 7BT Little Gems Children's Centre 4.6 miles High Street, Northfleet, DA11 9HB Lawn Primary School Primary 4.6 miles High Street, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9HB Kings Farm Children's Centre 4.7 miles School Road, Cedar Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5JD Inspected: 01 November 2012 Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary 5 miles Judge Link, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 5NQ