Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6SA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Jamie Maxted
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,435
- URN
- 137549
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375484580
About this school
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is a secondary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,435 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 219 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 61.1 | 55.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.53 +0.32 to +0.73 | +1.04 +0.84 to +1.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 75.3% | 68.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 89% | 83.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 85.8% | 68.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.1 | 42.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.5 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,491 |
| 2023/24 | 1,466 |
| 2024/25 | 1,379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Chafford Hundred compares
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.5 | 4.9% | 15.8% | 1,435 | — |
| Thames Park Secondary School | 46.4 | 8.5% | 31.4% | 808 | 1.4 miles |
| The Hathaway Academy | 41.1 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 586 | 1.6 miles |
| Grays Convent High School | 55.7 | 5.5% | 21.3% | 655 | 1.6 miles |
| Harris Academy Ockendon | 47.3 | 6.2% | 28.5% | 1,440 | 2.3 miles |
| William Edwards School | 42.5 | 8% | 21.7% | 984 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.75%
- English as an additional language
- 32.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thames Park Secondary School1.4 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
The Hathaway Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
Grays Convent High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Grays
-
Harris Academy Ockendon2.3 miles
Secondary · South Ockendon
-
William Edwards School2.3 miles
Secondary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grays.
- Grays Convent High School Secondary
- Orsett Heath Academy Secondary
- Thames Park Secondary School Secondary
- The Gateway Academy Secondary
- The Hathaway Academy Secondary
- William Edwards School Secondary
- Belmont Castle Academy Primary
- Chadwell St Mary Primary School Primary
- Deneholm Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred Primary
- Herringham Primary Academy Primary
- Little Thurrock Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Chafford Hundred teach?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Grays.
- Who is the principal of Harris Academy Chafford Hundred?
- The principal of Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is Mr Jamie Maxted, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Chafford Hundred last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has 1,435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred full?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,435 on roll (120%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Academy Chafford Hundred?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Harris Academy Chafford Hundred have?
- The schools register lists Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 55.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Academy Chafford Hundred rank locally?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.