82%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
61%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
88%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
713.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityThurrock
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Grays Convent High School · Secondary · Thurrock
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
82%
+7pp
83%76%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
61%
+5pp
65%55%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
Attainment 8
55.7
+0.4
56.254.352.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.7
EBacc entry
88%
+8pp
88%79%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
EBacc APS
713.5
-39.0
752.6654.5556.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 713.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
654
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
College Avenue, Grays, RM17 5UX
Local authority
Thurrock
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61% | 55.7 | Not applicable | 88% | 713.5 | 88% | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 56% | 55.3 | +0.76 | 80% | 752.6 | 83% | 682 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 56% | 54.0 | +0.63 | 70% | 607.0 | 74% | 642 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 65% | 56.2 | +0.63 | 78% | 639.8 | 79% | 637 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 44% | 52.4 | +0.91 | 74% | 556.4 | 74% | 624 |
| 2017/18 | 84% | 58% | 53.9 | +0.68 | 68% | 407.2 | 68% | 580 |
| 2016/17 | 72% | 53% | 48.9 | +0.53 | 54% | — | 56% | 558 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 654 | 16.4 | 9% | 22% | 21% | 6% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 682 | 16.4 | 9% | 23% | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 642 | 15.5 | 9% | 25% | 23% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 637 | 15.7 | 10% | 24% | 24% | 6% | 18% |
| 2020/21 | 656 | 16.9 | 10% | 24% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 624 | 17.6 | 9% | 26% | 23% | 4% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 580 | 16.0 | 7% | 26% | 22% | 4% | 7% |
| 2016/17 | 558 | 16.5 | 6% | 25% | 24% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.