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Harris Academy Riverside
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
London Road, Purfleet RM19 1QY · harrisriverside.org.uk · 01375 802060
On the mapSearch near RM19 1QY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,111
- 15 over 1,096 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 32.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 88% 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 | 180 | 148 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 147 | 0.8 | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 172 | 1 | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 159 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 155 | 0.9 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.9, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.7 | −13.3 |
| Further education | 40.8 | +6.4 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +5.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 students | B- (36.1) | Average +0.03 | |
| 59 students | B- (36.1) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 | B- (35.7) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | C+ (34.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | C+ (32.1) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.3 | +6.1 |
| Other education | 6.8 | +4.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 10.8 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.4 | −6.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harris Academy Riverside on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 45
- 5% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied