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The Hathaway Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Hathaway Road, Grays RM17 5LL · hathawayacademy.attrust.org.uk · 01375 371361
On the mapSearch near RM17 5LL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 586
- 26 over 560 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.3%
- First language not English
- 27%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 110 | 56 | 0.5 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 108 | 58 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 44 | 0.4 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 49 | 0.4 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 41 | 0.2 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.9 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 72.8 | −3.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Hathaway Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 27
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied