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Harris Academy Ockendon
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Erriff Drive, South Ockendon RM15 5AY · harrisockendon.org.uk · 01708 851661
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,440
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- First language not English
- 33.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 265 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 82% 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 | 236 | 265 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 251 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 253 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 221 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 242 | 1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 49.4% 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 C+ (32.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲81.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136387)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40 | −2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 45.8 | +3.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 students | C+ (32.6) | Above average +0.14 | |
| 105 students | C+ (32.6) | Above average +0.14 | |
| 45 students | Dist (35.1) | Above average +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 131 | C (28.9) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | C (29) | — |
| 2021/22 | 29 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 29 | D+ (24.8) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 26 | C- (26) | -0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | D (21.3) | -0.52 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D+ (22.1) | -0.54 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61.8 | +5 |
| Further education | 3.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −3.9 |
| Employment | 19.9 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −9.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | — |
Ofsted
Harris Academy Ockendon was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136387), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136387)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136387)
Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136387)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (193 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 193
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (15%) with SEND