Arthur Bugler Primary School

Primary · Thurrock · SS17 7BQ · URN 143378

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-03-26Cohort 406

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 59

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 42 schools in Thurrock

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
58%
Thurrock 67%England 61%
9 percentage points below the area average of 67
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
3%
Thurrock 11.2%England 8%
8.2 percentage points below the area average of 11.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Thurrock 105.97England 105
2 below the area average of 106
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Thurrock 105.74England 105
2.7 below the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Thurrock 106.49England 105
1.5 below the area average of 106.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
39%
Thurrock 32.1%England 32%
7 percentage points above the area average of 32.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
71%
Thurrock 76.7%
5.7 percentage points below the area average of 76.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
75%
Thurrock 77.7%
2.7 percentage points below the area average of 77.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
66%
Thurrock 76.9%
10.9 percentage points below the area average of 76.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
59
Thurrock 59
In line with the area average of 59.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Thurrock	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	58% Thurrock 67%England 61%	9 percentage points below the area average of 67	3 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	3% Thurrock 11.2%England 8%	8.2 percentage points below the area average of 11.2	5 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Thurrock 105.97England 105	2 below the area average of 106	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Thurrock 105.74England 105	2.7 below the area average of 105.7	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Thurrock 106.49England 105	1.5 below the area average of 106.5	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	39% Thurrock 32.1%England 32%	7 percentage points above the area average of 32.1	7 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	71% Thurrock 76.7%	5.7 percentage points below the area average of 76.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	75% Thurrock 77.7%	2.7 percentage points below the area average of 77.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	66% Thurrock 76.9%	10.9 percentage points below the area average of 76.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	59 Thurrock 59	In line with the area average of 59.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Thurrock · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 15% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 16.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 39% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 3% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 24.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 58% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 82% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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