Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Academy sponsor led
Harris Academy Kingswood
- Pupils on roll
- 1,513of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 292
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 11 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Woodlands School (URN 115228, until 20 August 2014).
What the data says
Harris Academy Kingswood has no sixth form. Of the 296 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.1 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Essex, with 33% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Essex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harris Academy Kingswood | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 296 | 15,970 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 14% | 37% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Harris Academy Kingswood | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.1 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 72% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 37% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.4 | 31.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.0 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 290 | 99% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 60% |
| Mathematics | 289 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 62% |
| English Literature | 287 | 98% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 60% |
| Combined Science | 228 | 78% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 148 | 51% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 53% |
| Geography | 102 | 35% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 46% |
| French | 82 | 28% | 18% | 16% | 29% | 50% |
| Spanish | 81 | 28% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 49% |
| German | 70 | 24% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 71% |
| Biology | 62 | 21% | 23% | 15% | 45% | 79% |
| Physics | 61 | 21% | 23% | 31% | 46% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 61 | 21% | 23% | 28% | 47% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 52 | 18% | 7% | 8% | 24% | 67% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 18% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 75% |
| Physical Education | 43 | 15% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 77% |
| Psychology | 26 | 9% | 3% | 23% | 22% | 77% |
| Drama | 24 | 8% | 7% | 4% | 27% | 38% |
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 4% | 29% | 21% | 71% |
| Citizenship Studies | 15 | 5% | 3% | 27% | 19% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 4% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 4% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 75% |
| Film Studies | 11 | 4% | 1% | 0% | 20% | 64% |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 55 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 53 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 36 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 31 | — | — |
| Retailing | 29 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 15 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 2 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Essex
Anglo European School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,533 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6
Beauchamps High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,486 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.0
Bmat Stem Academy
University technical college · sixth form · 240 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.1
Brentwood County High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,097 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.