Harris Academy Kingswood
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Basildon, SS16 5BA
- Distance
- 2.2km away
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Basildon, SS15 5NX
Local ranking54th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 205
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1037
- Boys
- 524 (50%)
- Girls
- 516 (50%)
- Capacity
- 900 (116% full)
- SEND
- 19.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 48.2%
- EAL
- 6.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,369/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 80.5%
- White Other: 6.5%
- Black African: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Black Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
80.5%
White British
6.5%
White Other
3.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Leinster Road
Basildon, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138865
- UKPRN
- 10039064
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- ZENITH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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