Tilbury Pioneer AcademySt Mary's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tilbury.

Summary of the comparison

Tilbury Pioneer Academy and St Mary's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Tilbury.

  • Tilbury Pioneer Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tilbury Pioneer Academy was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Tilbury Pioneer Academy and 70.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Tilbury Pioneer Academy (60.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tilbury Pioneer Academy versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TilburyTilbury Pioneer AcademyTilburySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking34th of 39 in Thurrock 5th of 39 in Thurrock Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll462 228
Capacity420 210
LocationTilbury, RM18 8HJ Tilbury, RM18 7QH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census462 228
Free school meals (ever 6)44.9% 21.4%
English as an additional language20.3% 76.3%
SEN support16.0% 11.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 5.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.0% 9.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Tilbury Pioneer Academy

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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