Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
About Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
If you're a parent weighing up Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred, the numbers from other parents are striking. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, a remarkable 96% of the 304 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's backed up by very high levels of agreement on specific questions: 98% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular, too. For the 2025/26 academic year, it received 345 applications for just 90 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 83. Of those, 103 families put it as their first preference, and 82 of those were offered a place. It's a school that parents are actively choosing, and once their children are in, they report feeling well-informed about what their child will learn and how they are doing.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 304 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
26 Mar 2025Latest monitoring visit (26 Mar 2025): Standards maintained
Source: Ofsted, 4 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:50
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: harrisprimarychaffordhundred.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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