Harris Academy Rainham
Harris Academy Rainham is a mixed secondary academy in Rainham, London Borough of Havering, teaching 913 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 50.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 16 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Harris Academy Rainham.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Harris Academy Rainham.
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 INSET Day
- 3 Autumn Term Starts
- 10 INSET Day
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Spring Term Starts
- 13 INSET Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–13 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 16 Summer Term Ends
- 17 INSET Day
- 17 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Day 1 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day 2 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts 3 Sep 2025 Term
- INSET Day 10 Oct 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term 20 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends 19 Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26 Dec 2025 Event
- Spring Term Starts 5 Jan 2026 Term
- INSET Day 13 Feb 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term 16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends 27 Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 Mar 2026 - 13 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday 3 Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 6 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts 13 Apr 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends 16 Jul 2026 Term
- INSET Day 17 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday 17 Jul 2026 - early Sep 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day 1 Jan 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Harris Academy Rainham with London Borough of Havering and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 50.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Havering England
Attendance 15.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Havering England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school London Borough of Havering England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Harris Academy Rainham. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Harris Academy Rainham than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.