Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Grays

In its own words: "This combination affords our children every chance to flourish when they leave us and enables them to be able to compete. We are a school for the future. We have both the great privilege and the great responsibility of working with children to help them transform their lives."

From the headteacher's welcome: "If you choose to be part of our Sixth Form, we will do our best to enable you to achieve your potential, in whatever field that might be. Find out more about our vibrant community and the wealth of opportunities we provide for our students."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open evening on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Thurrock and 47 across England.

66% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Thurrock and 47% in England.

That is up from 55.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.04: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45, against 58.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 374 families put Harris Academy Chafford Hundred as their first choice and 958 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 178 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Chafford Hundred are Thames Park Secondary School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); The Hathaway Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Grays Convent High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.5); and Harris Academy Ockendon (2.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 47.7).

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred is one of 59 schools run by Harris Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 219 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 256 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

31.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (27%), Black (26%) and Asian (15%).

In 2026, 119 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 74 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Chafford Hundred Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mayflower Road Library Campus (westbound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harris Academy Chafford Hundred stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 333 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Thurrock (163), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Chafford Hundred issued 50 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Chafford Hundred are Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred (under 0.1 miles), Harris Primary Academy Mayflower (under 0.1 miles), Warren Primary School (0.5 miles) and West Thurrock Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.