Harris Academy Rainham (formerly ''The Chafford School'') is a mixed
secondary school
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London Borough of Havering
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in
Rainham, London
Rainham ( ) is a suburb of East London, England, in the London Borough of Havering. Historically an ancient parish in the county of Essex, Rainham is east of Charing Cross and is surrounded by a residential area, which has grown from the histo ...
, England.
History
In a 2009
Ofsted
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report, Chafford School was described as a good and improving school and many areas of its work were judged to be outstanding. As a result, it was oversubscribed on an annual basis and Ofsted noted that its popularity was growing.
However, a subsequent Ofsted inspection in June 2015 determined that the school required improvement in all areas.
Following several years of declining results and an adverse Ofsted inspection it was announced at the beginning of 2016 that The Chafford School would join The
Harris Federation
Harris Federation is a multi-academy trust of 52 primary and secondary academies in and around London. They are sponsored by Philip Harris (Lord Harris of Peckham).
Description
With 52 academies in London and Essex, the Harris Federation educat ...
of Schools in September 2016.
In 2019, Ofsted ranked all areas of the school as good. Ofsted reported that 'leaders have a good understanding of the school's strengths and continually seek to improve the areas that need development."
Headteachers
The current
headteacher
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Role
While s ...
is G. Stananought. The previous headteacher Gary Pratt took up the post in April 2012 but announced that he was leaving in July 2016. (Gary Pratt was not headteacher of Harris Academy Rainham but rather the Chafford School due to the transition only occurring September 2016.) The executive principal is Nicola Graham. Graham also serves as the executive principal of Harris Academy Riverside and
Chafford Hundred
Chafford Hundred, or simply Chafford, is a housing development and suburb in the town of Grays in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Chafford Hundred is north-west of Grays Town Centre.
Its railway station serves the area and Lakesi ...
.
Examination results
Examination results had been steadily improving for many years up to 2012 and latterly over 65% obtained at least 5 passes at A* to C including English and Mathematics. These figures were well above national and local averages. However, results then began to decline and pass rates significantly dropped to well below the national average in 2013, and similar results were attained in 2014. There was a further decline to 40% in 2015.
Achievements
* Specialist Business and Enterprise status
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Sport England
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Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded partners, ...
Sportsmark
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