Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Thurrock does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Harris Academy Chafford Hundred. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–19
- Pupils on roll
- 1,379
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
What pupils do next
The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.
DfE, KS4 destination measures.
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
About Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is a secondary school in Grays, Thurrock, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,379 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 55.5 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 5.6 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of secondary schools in England.
68% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 84% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 374 first choices for 207 places. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.