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Harris Academy Rainham
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Lambs Lane South, Rainham RM13 9XD · harrisrainham.org.uk · 01708 552811
On the mapSearch near RM13 9XD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.65 mi
- 4.26 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 913
- Local authority
- Havering
- Free school meals
- 25.8%
- First language not English
- 30%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.65 mi (4.26 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.85 mi (2.98 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 184 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 184 | 161 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 172 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 183 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 172 | 1 | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.65 mi4.26 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.85 mi2.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.62 mi2.60 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.4, and 50.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.54 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.9 | +15.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | −1 |
| Further education | 41 | −6.6 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −7.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Harris Academy Rainham was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140300), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140300)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 112
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (27%) with SEND