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Harris Academy Kingswood
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon SS16 5BA · harriskingswood.org.uk · 01268 282146
On the mapSearch near SS16 5BA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,513
- 13 over 1,500 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 399 families put the school first and 287 places were offered; 62% 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 | 287 | 399 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 289 | 389 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 298 | 431 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 293 | 446 | 1.5▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 298 | 407 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 32.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.7 | −1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.3 | — |
| Further education | 66.2 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 0.3 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 4.3 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Harris Academy Kingswood was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115228), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115228)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 99
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (28%) with SEND