Harris Academy Benfleet
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Benfleet, East of England SS7 5RN · Essex
#288 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2339 of 4,090 nationally
About Harris Academy Benfleet
Harris Academy Benfleet is a academy secondary located in Benfleet, in the Essex local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–19. In 2025 it enrolled 1,597 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 42.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 288th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (75th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (26th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,597; capacity filled 106.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 57.7%; ebacc average points 3.45.
There are 15 schools in Benfleet; Harris Academy Benfleet ranks 13th of 15 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)39.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)31.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)35.6
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)18.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Harris Academy Benfleet by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,597
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 39.6
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 31.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 57.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.45
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 35.6
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Harris Academy Benfleet
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Jotmans Hall Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
304 students · 297 m away
Kents Hill Infant Academy
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
239 students · 619 m away
Kents Hill Junior School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
343 students · 619 m away
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
216 students · 649 m away
Woodham Ley Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
243 students · 970 m away
Montgomerie Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
201 students · 1.2 km away
South Benfleet Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
414 students · 1.2 km away
The Robert Drake Primary School
Benfleet · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
313 students · 1.3 km away
Kingston Primary School
Thundersley · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 1.5 km away
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford
Basildon · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
182 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,599 students
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1,603 students
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,590 students
Lift Greensward
Hockley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,605 students
The Gilberd School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,588 students
Hampton College
Peterborough · Academy all-through · Ages 4–19
1,608 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Harris Academy Benfleet a good school?
Harris Academy Benfleet has a Success Index (England) of 42.3 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #288 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Harris Academy Benfleet rank in East of England?
Harris Academy Benfleet ranks #288 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2339 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Harris Academy Benfleet?
Harris Academy Benfleet had 1,597 students in 2025.
Is Harris Academy Benfleet a primary school or a secondary school?
Harris Academy Benfleet is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Harris Academy Benfleet?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Harris Academy Benfleet; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.