Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Mayflower Road, Grays, RM16 6SA
1,435 pupils · 120% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 March 2024, published 8 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 68.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 83.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 68.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 207 | 374 | 958 | 207 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 395 | 961 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 209 | 393 | 986 | 209 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 404 | 1,008 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 413 | 894 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 358 | 852 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 355 | 1,012 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 203 | 334 | 966 | 203 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thames Park Secondary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Hathaway Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Grays Convent High School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harris Academy Ockendon 3.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- William Edwards School 3.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Harris Academy Riverside 3.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.