The Hathaway Academy
Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Fatima Rodrigues
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 586
- URN
- 139578
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375371361
About this school
The Hathaway Academy is a secondary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 586 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Hathaway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 180 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 40.1 | 41.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.48 to -0.04 | -0.38 -0.60 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 33.3% | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 53.9% | 57.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 62.8% | 42% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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 The Hathaway Academy 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 | 40 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 42.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 730 |
| 2023/24 | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 608 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hathaway Academy compares
The Hathaway Academy ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.1 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 586 | — |
| Grays Convent High School | 55.7 | 5.5% | 21.3% | 655 | 0.5 miles |
| William Edwards School | 42.5 | 8% | 21.7% | 984 | 1.0 miles |
| Orsett Heath Academy | 47 | 7.1% | 23.1% | 699 | 1.0 miles |
| Thames Park Secondary School | 46.4 | 8.5% | 31.4% | 808 | 1.1 miles |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred | 55.5 | 4.9% | 15.8% | 1,435 | 1.6 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)
- 30.92%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 8.53%
- Persistent absence
- 24.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grays Convent High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Grays
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William Edwards School1.0 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Orsett Heath Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Thames Park Secondary School1.1 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred1.6 miles
Secondary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
The Hathaway Academy ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grays.
- Grays Convent High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary
- Orsett Heath Academy Secondary
- Thames Park Secondary School Secondary
- The Gateway 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 ages does The Hathaway Academy teach?
- The Hathaway Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Grays.
- Who is the principal of The Hathaway Academy?
- The principal of The Hathaway Academy is Ms Fatima Rodrigues, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hathaway Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hathaway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Hathaway Academy?
- The Hathaway Academy has 586 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Hathaway Academy full?
- The Hathaway Academy has capacity for 560 pupils and 586 on roll (105%), 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 The Hathaway Academy a faith school?
- No. The Hathaway Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Hathaway Academy a selective school?
- No. The Hathaway Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Hathaway Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Hathaway Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Hathaway Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 41.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Hathaway Academy compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- The Hathaway Academy ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Hathaway Academy's absence rate?
- The Hathaway Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hathaway Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hathaway Academy'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.