Living in Purfleet-on-Thames with children
Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 5,881 people in 2,306 households; 40.6% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
1 schools: 1 state primary, 0 state secondaryPurfleet-on-Thames on the schools map →Every school in Purfleet-on-Thames, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purfleet Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | (28/39) in Thurrock | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (1 detached, 3 semi-detached, 12 terraced, 28 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Purfleet-on-Thames. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Purfleet-on-Thames →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 62% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 97%, on average across the 119 postcodes in RM19. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 1 strong or better in every area. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £8.63 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in Thurrock.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Thurrock
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Thurrock.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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