The Hathaway Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Thurrock
Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
586
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
560 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
57 of 58 families who put it first got an offer
108
Places offered
303
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 58 | 57 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 62 | 17 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 8 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 107 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Total | 303 | 88 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Thurrock lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Fatima Rodrigues
- Address
- Hathaway Road, Grays, RM17 5LL
- Phone
- 01375371361
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Ward / constituency
- Grays Town · Thurrock
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139578
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
586 pupils · 560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 664 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 119 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 18% | 43% | 64% | |
| English Language | 117 | 15% | 41% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 19% | 48% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 6% | 15% | 34% | |
| History | 72 | 14% | 28% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 52 | 6% | 42% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 6% | 25% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 9% | 38% | 57% | |
| Geography | 43 | 12% | 40% | 47% | |
| Biology | 29 | 38% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 31% | 76% | 97% | |
| Business | 29 | 38% | 76% | 83% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Thurrock council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.