Graham James Primary Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
The Sorrells, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7ES
Headteacher · Mrs Petra Back
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Key facts
Pupils461Capacity 480
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 1 April 2025
TrustGraham James Primary Academy
Free school meals15.9%
Ofsted
Inspection on 1 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Thurrock council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in ThurrockApplications for September 2026
56 of the 73 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered59
Applications217
First choice73
First-choice offers56
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Arthur Bugler Primary School0.2 mi
- Abbots Hall Primary School0.2 mi
- Giffards Primary School0.3 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 mi
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy0.9 mi