Secondary
Harris Academy Riverside
London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1111 of 1096 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 76.3
- Pupils per adult
- 14.1
- Pupils
- 1,078
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
45%
2 points below the Thurrock average (47% across 11 schools)
47.9
1.5 above the Thurrock average (46.4 across 11 schools)
7th of 11 by our score, among the secondary schools in Thurrock we can score - 14 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 |
| Entered the EBacc | 67% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 36.11 |
| A level students | 59 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 62% |
| 22/23 | 50% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.1 |
| 22/23 | 34.7 |
| 23/24 | 35.7 |
| 24/25 | 36.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.37 |
| 22/23 | -0.06 |
| 23/24 | +0.23 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 55.8 |
| 22/23 | 49.3 |
| 23/24 | 49.6 |
| 24/25 | 47.9 |
London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Thurrock admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachel Sofianos
- Address
- London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY
- Telephone
- 01375802060