Harris Academy Rainham
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Havering
Lambs Lane South, Rainham, RM13 9XD
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
15.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
913
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
163 of 172 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
320
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 172 | 163 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 6 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 58 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 320 | 174 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 52 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Gareth Stananought
- Address
- Lambs Lane South, Rainham, RM13 9XD
- Phone
- 01708552811
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Rainham & Wennington · Dagenham and Rainham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143428
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
913 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 935 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 52.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 65.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
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 | 172 | 23% | 55% | 72% | |
| English Language | 172 | 17% | 57% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 22% | 66% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 130 | 13% | 45% | 65% | |
| History | 121 | 38% | 61% | 69% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 73 | 29% | 78% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 71 | 4% | 24% | 37% | |
| Social Studies | 69 | 26% | 52% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 33% | 76% | 96% | |
| Geography | 40 | 18% | 43% | 55% | |
| Computer Science | 38 | 26% | 39% | 50% | |
| Biology | 37 | 57% | 95% | 97% |
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 Havering 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.