Harris Academy Riverside

Free schools · Secondary school · Purfleet, Thurrock
RM19 1QY
Composite score
59.9

Harris Academy Riverside at a glance

Located in Purfleet, Thurrock, Harris Academy Riverside is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 1,117 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 47.9, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of secondary schools nationally.

45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 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 further down the page.

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#1,206
National rank
#127
In East of England
#3
In Thurrock
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
45%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
68%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.52

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,117 % FSM ever-6 30.0% % EAL 31.3% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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