Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG · Thurrock · secondary school
5th of 11 secondary schools in Thurrock we can score, 13 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 6.2/10 against 933 of them, against 6.0/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 47.8 · 60 | 45% | 2.71 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 40% | 2.07 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 47.0 · 57 | 15% | 0.86 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 47.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. The Attainment 8 score was 47.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2023. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (6.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 564 pupils in a capacity of 1200, leaving 636 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in raising their Attainment 8 scores to match the national median? What specific support is available for students who need to improve their English and maths grades? How does the large number of spare places affect the size of individual class groups?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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