Secondary · RM16 · Grays

Orsett Heath Academy

Stanford Road, Grays, RM16 4DG

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SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance (2024/25)93.2%
Attainment (2024/25)Attainment 8: 47
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils699

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Report published 29 Nov 2023.

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in RM16. Where we have them, council (Thurrock) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
699
Free school meals
23.1%
1.4% below district average (24.5%)

Also: Thurrock 24% · England 25.8%

SEN
20.6%
5.4% below district average (26%)

Also: Thurrock 15.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
5.1%
15.2% below district average (20.3%)
Attendance
93.2% Autumn and spring 2024/25
0.8% below district average (94%)

Also: Thurrock 92.8% · England 91.9%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the RM16 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Headline GCSE measures are 2024/25. England is the state-funded average from the same tables. Progress 8 of 0 is typical.

Persistent absence2024/25

19.5%

2.4% below England (21.9%)

Attainment 82024/25

47

0.9 above England (46.1)

Grade 5+ English & maths2024/25

47.8%

2.4% above England (45.4%)

Grade 4+ English & maths2024/25

71.7%

6.9% above England (64.8%)

Entered for EBacc2024/25

37.2%

3.3% below England (40.5%)

EBacc average point score2024/25

4.11

Same as England (4.09)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 256 families put this school first. 199 of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
256
First-preference offers
199
First preferences offered a place
77.7%
Total offers
235
Named on any preference
866

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
1200
Pupils on roll
699

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Thurrock page.

SEN support

SEN %
20.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Orsett Heath Academy

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in RM16 · Schools in Thurrock

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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