Grays Convent High School
Voluntary aided school · 655 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.7
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
- Pupils on roll
- 1,435of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 188
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 20 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chafford Hundred Campus Business and Enterprise College (URN 132083, until 1 October 2011).
What the data says
Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred in 2023, 63% stayed on in Harris Academy Chafford Hundred’s own sixth form (Thurrock average 30%), 28% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 236 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Thurrock 63%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Thurrock, with 68% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Thurrock and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 188 | 2,177 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 30% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 52% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 236 | 497 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 91% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 68% | 63% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | — | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.5 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 69% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 10% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.2 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.9 | 48.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 28% | 18% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 187 | 99% | 88% | 34% | 22% | 86% |
| English Language | 187 | 99% | 89% | 30% | 20% | 87% |
| English Literature | 185 | 98% | 86% | 32% | 21% | 92% |
| Combined Science | 151 | 80% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 74% |
| Geography | 123 | 65% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 77% |
| Business Studies | 86 | 46% | 18% | 12% | 20% | 76% |
| Media Studies | 74 | 39% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 72% |
| Psychology | 54 | 29% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 89% |
| History | 47 | 25% | 41% | 49% | 26% | 91% |
| Physical Education | 45 | 24% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 84% |
| French | 43 | 23% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 81% |
| Fine Art | 42 | 22% | 9% | 24% | 28% | 86% |
| Economics | 40 | 21% | 1% | 25% | 34% | 78% |
| Physics | 32 | 17% | 23% | 63% | 46% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 17% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 32 | 17% | 23% | 56% | 45% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 29 | 15% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 72% |
| Spanish | 26 | 14% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 81% |
| Sociology | 23 | 12% | 4% | 30% | 21% | 74% |
| Drama | 22 | 12% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 82% |
| German | 22 | 12% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 91% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 11% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 76% |
| Latin | 21 | 11% | 1% | 52% | 74% | 95% |
| Chinese | 19 | 10% | 1% | 53% | 75% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 9% | 11% | 31% | 23% | 81% |
| Ancient History | 13 | 7% | 0% | 38% | 37% | 92% |
| Dance | 9 | 5% | 1% | 11% | 27% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 4% | 31% | 43% | 32% | 100% |
| Music | 7 | 4% | 5% | 57% | 33% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 6 | 3% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 83% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 22 | 12% | — |
| Sports Studies | 6 | 3% | — |
| Small Business Management | 6 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 376 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 191 | 509 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.64 | 32.89 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 4% | 9% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 84 | 44% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 79 | 41% | 13% |
| Psychology | 78 | 41% | 23% |
| Sociology | 51 | 27% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 43 | 23% | 31% |
| Law | 26 | 14% | 4% |
| Politics | 25 | 13% | 6% |
| English Literature | 25 | 13% | 11% |
| Media Studies | 24 | 13% | 4% |
| History | 22 | 12% | 13% |
| Geography | 20 | 10% | 10% |
| Biology | 17 | 9% | 20% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 6% | 4% |
| Fine Art | 11 | 6% | 3% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 5% | 5% |
| Drama | 9 | 5% | 2% |
| Ancient History | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 6% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 9 | 5% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 4% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.