Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

School overview

Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred is a primary school serving Grays, Thurrock, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 665 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 96 first choices for 88 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 23.4 pupils per teacher. Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.