Harris Academy RiversideStone Lodge School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Harris Academy Riverside and Stone Lodge School are secondary schools.
Harris Academy Riverside scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stone Lodge School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Harris Academy Riverside is ahead on our composite score.
Harris Academy Riverside was judged the expected standard and Stone Lodge School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.9 for Harris Academy Riverside and 37.6 for Stone Lodge School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Harris Academy Riverside (55.8 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PurfleetHarris Academy Riverside | DartfordStone Lodge School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 13 in Thurrock | 63rd of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,117 | 1,052 | |
| Capacity | 1,096 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Purfleet, RM19 1QY | Dartford, DA2 6FY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 Stronger figure | 37.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.3% Stronger figure | 23.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.6% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.1% Stronger figure | 51.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 Stronger figure | 3.43 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 124 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 59 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 22.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,117 | 1,052 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.0% | 31.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.3% | 9.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 8.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 6.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.5% Stronger figure | 29.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Harris Academy Riverside
Stone Lodge School
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