Harris Academy Benfleet

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in November 2024 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded Harris Academy Benfleet Good, in February 2019.

Harris Academy Benfleet has 1,597 pupils on roll.

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 39: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 35.64 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

Harris Academy Benfleet admits pupils aged 11 to 19.

Harris Academy Benfleet is located in Benfleet, SS7 5RN, Essex.

Harris Academy Benfleet is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Harris Academy Benfleet was 3.13 miles from the school. The last place went under criterion 6, and we can’t tell whether that criterion ranks every family by distance, so this distance may apply only to the children it covers.

When Harris Academy Benfleet has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order will be given first priority in oversubscription criteria ahead of all other applicants in accordance with the School Admissions Code 2021. It also covers children the admission authority judges were in state care outside England and left it through adoption. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Residency within the catchment area — Residency within the catchment area. A copy of the catchment area map is available to view at The Appleton School and is available on request; 3. Sibling — Where the child has, at the time of application, a brother or sister currently attending the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Straight line distance (distances are calculated by the Local Authority by use of a Geographical Information System which accurately measures the distance from the home address to the school).

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 67.6% of pupils at Harris Academy Benfleet are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.