Harris Academy Riverside

State-Funded School

harris-academy-riverside-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM19 1QYPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Harris Academy Riverside is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Thurrock, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,111 pupils. Harris Academy Riverside is part of Harris Federation.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 23 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.52

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

12%

Black

29%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,111

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,111
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Harris Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 May 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.