Orsett Heath Academy
Stanford Road, Grays, RM16 4DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sian Rawson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South West Essex Community Education Trust (SWECET)
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 699
- URN
- 147847
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375802800
About this school
Orsett Heath Academy is a secondary academy in Grays. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 699 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 |
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 Orsett Heath 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 564 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orsett Heath Academy compares
Orsett Heath Academy ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 7.1% | 23.1% | 699 | — |
| The Hathaway Academy | 41.1 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 586 | 1.0 miles |
| William Edwards School | 42.5 | 8% | 21.7% | 984 | 1.0 miles |
| Grays Convent High School | 55.7 | 5.5% | 21.3% | 655 | 1.2 miles |
| The Gateway Academy | 46.1 | 7.5% | 42.3% | 1,030 | 1.3 miles |
| Thames Park Secondary School | 46.4 | 8.5% | 31.4% | 808 | 1.8 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)
- 23.05%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.11%
- Persistent absence
- 20.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Hathaway Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Grays
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William Edwards School1.0 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Grays Convent High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Grays
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The Gateway Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Grays
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Thames Park Secondary School1.8 miles
Secondary · Grays
Other schools in Grays
Orsett Heath Academy ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grays.
- Grays Convent High School Secondary
- Harris Academy Chafford Hundred 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 Orsett Heath Academy teach?
- Orsett Heath Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Grays.
- Who is the headteacher of Orsett Heath Academy?
- The headteacher of Orsett Heath Academy is Mrs Sian Rawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orsett Heath Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orsett Heath 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 big is Orsett Heath Academy?
- Orsett Heath Academy has 699 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Orsett Heath Academy full?
- Orsett Heath Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 699 on roll (58%), so it has space against 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 Orsett Heath Academy a faith school?
- No. Orsett Heath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Orsett Heath Academy a selective school?
- No. Orsett Heath Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Orsett Heath Academy?
- Orsett Heath Academy is part of SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Orsett Heath Academy rank locally?
- Orsett Heath Academy ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Orsett Heath Academy's absence rate?
- Orsett Heath Academy's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orsett Heath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orsett Heath 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 10 July 2026.