Harris Academy Riverside

Free schoolsSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QY

Headteacher · Mrs Rachel Sofianos

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 24 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,111Capacity 1,096

OfstedReport cardInspected 28 April 2026

TrustHarris Federation

Free school meals30.1%

Report card from the inspection on 28 April 2026.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Thurrock council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

130 of the 148 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered180

Applications416

First choice148

First-choice offers130

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).