Harris Academy Riverside
London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY
1,111 pupils · 101% of 1,096 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 23 June 2026. 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 | 47.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 67.1% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 148 | 416 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 147 | 416 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 172 | 465 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 210 | 159 | 464 | 210 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 155 | 398 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 148 | 375 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 170 | 467 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 178 | 97 | 377 | 178 |
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
- Leigh UTC Dartford 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ormiston Park Academy 3.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Stone Lodge School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred 3.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Dartford Grammar School 4.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Harris Academy Ockendon 4.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.