Dilkes Academy

Primary school in South Ockendon, Thurrock. Outstanding (Apr 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 19 April 2023, report published 21 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2027

The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.4 milesSomers Heath Primary School
Primary, South Ockendon, Thurrock
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
0.4 milesHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary, South Ockendon, Thurrock
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
0.6 milesShaw Primary Academy
Primary, South Ockendon, Thurrock
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
0.7 milesBonnygate Primary School
Primary, South Ockendon, Thurrock
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
0.9 milesAveley Primary School
Primary, South Ockendon, Thurrock
Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.