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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred vs Harris Academy Ockendon

At a glance

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred and Harris Academy Ockendon are both in Thurrock and 2.3 miles apart in a straight line.

Ofsted rates both schools Outstanding (Harris Academy Chafford Hundred inspected 2024, Harris Academy Ockendon 2024).

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 56.5 against 47.7 (a gap of 8.8 points).

Progress 8 was not published for 2025-26 (provisional) so this comparison relies on attainment.

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 4.9% at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred and 6.2% at Harris Academy Ockendon.

Built from the figures in the table below. Sources and years are given next to every figure.

Side by side

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred compared with Harris Academy Ockendon
Measure Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Harris Academy Ockendon
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 Outstanding 2024 Outstanding 2024
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Academy converter Academy converter
Phase and age range GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Secondary, ages 11-19 Secondary, ages 11-18
Location GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Grays, Thurrock South Ockendon, Thurrock
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,379 1,420
Results and attendanceEach row shows the latest year both schools have a figure for. "Stronger" marks a gap big enough to matter in a year both schools report. Rounding-level differences are not marked. Attainment figures reflect each school's intake as well as its teaching. Progress 8 is the only measure here that adjusts for pupils' starting points.
Attainment 8 (average score) DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 56.5 Stronger 47.7
Progress 8 score DfE KS4 results, 2023-24 Progress 8 was not published for the 2025-26 (provisional) results because the Department for Education did not calculate it for that cohort. The last published year is shown. +1.04 Stronger +0.46
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 66% Stronger 47%
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 84% Stronger 71%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 216 230
A-level average point score DfE A-level results, 2024-25 34.64 Stronger 32.60
A-level average grade DfE A-level results, 2024-25 C+ C+
A-level students in the point score measure DfE A-level results, 2024-25 191 105
Overall absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 4.9% Stronger 6.2%
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 11.2% Stronger 15.4%
Intake and admissionsNot marked as stronger or weaker. These rows describe who a school serves and how its places are filled. They do not measure teaching quality so a higher or lower figure is not better.
Pupils eligible for free school meals GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 13.6% 26.6%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,200 Not published
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 115% Not published
Admissions policy GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Non-selective Not published
Religious character GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract None recorded None recorded

"Not published" means the figure is not published or is suppressed for that school and year. It does not mean zero.

Trends over time

Solid blue line with round markers: Harris Academy Chafford Hundred. Dashed amber line with square markers: Harris Academy Ockendon. Years with no published figure for either school are left off the axis.

Attainment 8 (average score), higher is better
Attainment 8 (average score) by yearHarris Academy Chafford Hundred: 2022-23 56.6, 2023-24 61.1, 2024-25 55.5, 2025-26 56.5. Harris Academy Ockendon: 2022-23 50.4, 2023-24 52.6, 2024-25 47.3, 2025-26 47.7.45.050.055.060.065.022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearHarris Academy Chafford HundredHarris Academy Ockendon
2022-2356.650.4
2023-2461.152.6
2024-2555.547.3
2025-26 (provisional)56.547.7

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Overall absence (% of sessions), lower is better
Overall absence (% of sessions) by yearHarris Academy Chafford Hundred: 2018-19 4.2%, 2021-22 5.6%, 2022-23 5.2%, 2023-24 4.9%, 2024-25 4.9%. Harris Academy Ockendon: 2018-19 5.0%, 2021-22 7.9%, 2022-23 7.6%, 2023-24 6.8%, 2024-25 6.2%.4.05.06.07.08.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
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YearHarris Academy Chafford HundredHarris Academy Ockendon
2018-194.2%5.0%
2021-225.6%7.9%
2022-235.2%7.6%
2023-244.9%6.8%
2024-254.9%6.2%

Source: DfE pupil absence, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils), higher is better
Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils) by yearHarris Academy Chafford Hundred: 2022-23 69%, 2023-24 75%, 2024-25 68%, 2025-26 66%. Harris Academy Ockendon: 2022-23 54%, 2023-24 62%, 2024-25 49%, 2025-26 47%.405060708022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearHarris Academy Chafford HundredHarris Academy Ockendon
2022-2369%54%
2023-2475%62%
2024-2568%49%
2025-26 (provisional)66%47%

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Admissions: how the two schools differ

Distance between the schools: 2.3 miles in a straight line between the two school sites. The coordinates come from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. This is not a walking or driving distance and it does not show which school your address is in catchment for.

How full they are: pupils on roll divided by published capacity from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. Both figures cover every year group (including any sixth form). Treat the percentage as a rough guide to demand rather than the size of the Year 7 intake.

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

Capacity
1,200 places
Pupils on roll
1,379
Full
115% (at or over capacity)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Thurrock or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Harris Academy Chafford Hundred catchment page

Harris Academy Ockendon

Capacity
Not published
Pupils on roll
1,420
Full
Not published
Admissions policy
Not recorded
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Thurrock or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Harris Academy Ockendon catchment page

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are only comparable between schools within the same year.

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