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Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, RM16 6SA ·

Ofsted:Standards maintained· 2025
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At a glance

A state primary academy for ages 3–11 in Grays. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (March 2025): Standards maintained. Year 6 SATs results are above the England average (76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 96 families put it first for 88 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
3–11
Pupils
679
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Thurrock
Academy trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Headteacher
Miss Lauren Arnell
Opened
Jul 2012
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (26 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 90 pupils

Expected standard
76%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
10%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
105
Average scaled score
Maths score
106
Average scaled score
This school
76%
Thurrock
69%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
88
1st preferences
96
All applications
326
1st prefs per place
1.09
More first choices than places

85 of 96 first-preference applicants were offered a place (89%). 4 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
665
Capacity
630
108% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)13.2%
  • English as an additional language32.8%
  • SEN support7.1%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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