Harris Academy Ockendon
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Thurrock
Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/02/2024
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
15.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,440
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
214 of 251 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
560
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 251 | 214 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 19 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 90 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 101 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 560 | 238 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Thurrock lets families list 6 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Rainey
- Address
- Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
- Phone
- 01708851661
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Ward / constituency
- Ockendon · Thurrock
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147537
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,440 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,237 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | 52.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.91 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 81.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 237 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 105 | — |
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 | 230 | 23% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Language | 229 | 18% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 21% | 67% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 199 | 17% | 48% | 63% | |
| Geography | 160 | 18% | 46% | 61% | |
| French | 138 | 11% | 39% | 49% | |
| Business | 107 | 36% | 73% | 81% | |
| History | 69 | 22% | 58% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 11% | 40% | 60% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 22% | 69% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 36 | 22% | 67% | 81% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 6% | 52% | 65% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 49 | 0% | 10% | 49% | |
| Psychology | 40 | 0% | 13% | 33% | |
| Economics | 28 | 0% | 11% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 8% | 38% | 50% | |
| Biology | 15 | 7% | 13% | 27% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 7% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 15% | 15% | |
| Law | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Physics | 10 | 10% | 10% | 30% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 13% | 13% | 63% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 8 | 0% | 63% | 88% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19226: The Harris Academy Ockendon
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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) |
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.