Secondary school

King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • EN9 1LF
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,969 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 91%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 90%2021/22: top 78%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 91%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 836.5 · East of England 45.91/10 Well below East of England−14.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths31.8% · East of England 44.9%2/10 Well below East of England
EBacc point score3.02 · East of England 4.011/10 Well below East of England−14 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.34 · East of England −0.023/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.6 · 110 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 41.7 · 94 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 39.1 · 118 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 37.3 · 113 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 42.9 · 116 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 37.9 · 129 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 38.7 · 144 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 36.5 · 132 pupils · East of England 45.8547.636.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 35% · 94 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 28% · 118 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 21% · 113 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 35% · 116 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 27% · 129 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 32.6% · 144 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 31.8% · 132 pupils · East of England 44.9%35%21%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
118 of 118 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st118118
2nd2821
3rd73

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2022Remains Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026812
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.5%
First language not English16.6%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils25.1%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

108.3% full · 750 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 39.8
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 9.8
  • Other support 13.3

Teachers 46.8 FTE · Whole workforce 69.9 · 73 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,511
Spend per pupil£6,829
Staff spend per pupil£5,752
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£545,000in-year balance

Grants £7,462 · self-generated £49 · premises £511 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (45 academies) · trust reserve £10,108,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

144 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.3%
  • Education86.8%
  • Apprenticeship0.7%
  • Employment2.8%
  • Not sustained6.9%
  • Unknown2.8%