Harris Academy Ockendon - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

The quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth-form provision	Outstanding

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Academic Progress: Pupils' achievements are very high and still improving.

Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are attentive and work hard in lessons, with strong attitudes to learning.

Qualifications and Training: Staff have been empowered to be expert curriculum leaders and first-rate teachers.

Current Educational Practices: Every teacher follows the school's pedagogical approach with excellent curriculum design.

Strengths and Challenges: Underlying excellence is the huge focus school leaders and trust have on training staff.

Opportunities for Involvement: Parents can get involved through the school parliament and various school activities.

Communication: The school maintains clear communication with parents about progress and events.

Parent Satisfaction: Parents appreciate the support and strong community created by the school.

Handling Conflicts and Concerns: The school responds quickly and appropriately when pupils misbehave.

Actions for Quality Improvement: The leadership's journey has transformed the school and community.

Managing Bullying and Safety: Corridors are safe and pleasant; misbehavior is handled quickly.

Promoting Welfare and Safety: A positive culture around safeguarding puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Offerings: The school offers a huge range of clubs, trips, and enrichment activities.

Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: Activities add greatly to pupils鈥� experiences and help balance academic responsibilities.

Career Counselling Services: There is a comprehensive programme of careers education and guidance.

Preparation for Sixth Form: Sixth-form students help younger pupils learn to read well and mentor them.

Managing and Supporting SEND: Pupils with SEND learn as well as their peers due to expert teaching adaptations.

2024 27 February

School inspection Outstanding

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About Us

Harris Academy Ockendon is a top rated, Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Essex, East of England.

It has 1435 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 16 : 1.

At this school, 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

96.80% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Outstanding by recent Ofsted inspection.

Headteacher/Principal Ms Jo Rainey
Phase of Education Secondary
School Type Academy converter
Gender Co-Ed
Age range 11-18 yr
Student Teacher Ratio 16 : 1
Year Founded 2019
Official sixth form Yes

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Phase of Education	Secondary	Secondary	Secondary
Type	Academies	Academies	Academies
夜来香研究所 grade	A-	B-	A-
Ofset report	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding
Age range	11-18	11-18	11-19

Gender	Co-Ed	Co-Ed	Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio	16.4	-	22
Proficient Math	-	-	-
Proficient Read	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above GCSE	54%	98%	69%
Grade 5 or above A Level	4.80%	35.00%	5.90%
Day Fees	-	-	-

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Harris Academy Ockendon Reviews

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Love it! Supportive teachers and school environment feels like a community. Subject teachers are always available to help

current student
Mar-19-2025

Review Harris Academy Ockendon

As a current year 9 I feel whilst being a great school as GCSEs always get great results here due to the teaching but they don鈥檛 really care about bullying as most teachers when there is an argument or case of bullying always find someone to blame due to lack of evidence this isn鈥檛 great however everything else is great

current student
Jan-21-2025

Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores	School	Description
Progress 8 score	0.29	This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score	50.4	Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results	School	LA	England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	54%	29.36%	30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	67%	42.07%	43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results	School	LA	England
Entering EBacc	91%	32.93%	25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above	29%	13%	10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above	47%	19.21%	15.51%
EBacc average points score	4.79	2.63	2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school 鈥� whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations	School	LA	England
Pupils staying in education or employment	94%	84.1%	90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures	231	158	144
Pupils staying in education	82%	77.8%	84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider	45%	44.3%	32.73%
School sixth forms	37%	24.6%	29.8%
Sixth form colleges	0%	0.4%	10.22%
Other education destinations	SP	8.7%	11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships	5%	2%	2.8%
Pupils staying in employment	6%	4.1%	3.59%

School scores	School	Description
Progress 8 score	0.3	This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score	50.5	Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results	School	LA	England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	51%	33.46%	32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	70%	46.46%	45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results	School	LA	England
Entering EBacc	78%	37.08%	24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above	32%	17.08%	13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above	43%	23.54%	17.19%
EBacc average points score	4.7	3	2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school 鈥� whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations	School	LA	England
Pupils staying in education or employment	91%	83.7%	90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures	213	149	141
Pupils staying in education	85%	80.2%	86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider	56%	52.8%	34.03%
School sixth forms	28%	23.1%	30.82%
Sixth form colleges	0%	0.6%	10.38%
Other education destinations	1%	3.7%	11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships	SP	1.3%	1.99%
Pupils staying in employment	5%	2.5%	2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

School scores	School	Description
Progress 8 score	-	This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score	-	Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results	School	LA	England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	-	26%	29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs	-	41.45%	43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results	School	LA	England
Entering EBacc	-	28.45%	25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above	-	9.55%	11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above	-	15.45%	16.49%
EBacc average points score	-	2.58	2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school 鈥� whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations	School	LA	England
Pupils staying in education or employment	-	83.56%	90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures	-	123	135
Pupils staying in education	-	77%	84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider	-	48.11%	33.25%
School sixth forms	-	19.11%	31.27%
Sixth form colleges	-	2.67%	8.45%
Other education destinations	-	6.89%	11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships	-	3.22%	3.4%
Pupils staying in employment	-	3.11%	2.75%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result	School	LA	England
Average points	29.03	33.75	30.01
Average grade	C	-	-
Average points (Best 3)	29.35	33.57	29.57
Average Grade (Best 3)	C	-	-
AAB or higher	4.80%	13.1%	13.67%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations	School	LA	England
Number of students	40	91	201
Students staying in education	60%	65.33%	58.58%
Students entering apprenticeships	13%	8.67%	6.08%
Students entering employment	13%	16.67%	21.16%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study	8%	6.33%	9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result	School	LA	England
Average points	38.68	36.64	33.41
Average grade	B	-	-
Average points (Best 3)	38.67	36.39	32.47
Average Grade (Best 3)	B	-	-
AAB or higher	0.0%	8.97%	17.7%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations	School	LA	England
Number of students	44	82	248
Students staying in education	48%	57.33%	60.67%
Students entering apprenticeships	5%	4.33%	5%
Students entering employment	34%	26%	17.73%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study	14%	12%	10.69%