Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is performing exceptionally well, maintaining an outstanding overall effectiveness rating since its previous inspection in 2011. The school provides a highly ambitious curriculum that challenges pupils to excel, fostering independent and curious learners who achieve high academic standards. Equipped with an extensive range of extracurricular opportunities, the school not only enhances pupils' academic skills but also supports their personal and social development. The strong sense of community and inclusive environment is evident as pupils engage with each other and staff positively, contributing to both school life and their personal growth.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and engagement of pupils in learning.
• Highly ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective literacy programs enhance communication skills.
• Extensive extracurricular activities promote personal development.
• Outstanding leadership dedication to improving pupil experiences.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Harris Academy Chafford Hundred had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.3% of pupils at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 21 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Harris Academy Chafford Hundred received £7,962 and spent £8,003 for each of its 1,383 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £541,000 (£392 per pupil).

Across all 58 schools of Harris Federation, income was £8,891 and spending £8,882 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Grays · Thurrock local authority: places and applications

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is part of Harris Federation, which runs 58 schools. The nearest others:

• Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Grays
• Harris Primary Academy Mayflower Chafford Hundred
• Harris Academy Ockendon South Ockendon
• Harris Academy Riverside Purfleet
• Harris Academy Rainham Rainham
• Harris Rainham Sixth Form Rainham
• Harris Garrard Academy Erith
• Harris Academy Falconwood Welling
• Harris Academy Kingswood Basildon
• Harris Primary Academy Orpington Orpington

What is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Harris Academy Chafford Hundred last inspected by Ofsted?

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Harris Academy Chafford Hundred have?

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has 1,435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Harris Academy Chafford Hundred cover?

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 56.5, and 66% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred?

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is at Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6SA.