Best Secondary Schools in Grays

We checked all 7 secondary schools in Grays, Thurrock,, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked
7
Ranked
7
Without a rank
0

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Grays. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Grays also has 17 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Thurrock. Thurrock also has rankings for Stanford-le-Hope and all of Thurrock.

Ranked secondary schools in Grays

  1. 1

    Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

    Academy, 1,435 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.1%

  2. 2

    Grays Convent High School

    Local authority maintained, 655 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    55.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.3%

  3. 3

    Thames Park Secondary School

    Free school, 808 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.1%

  4. 4

    Orsett Heath Academy

    Free school, 699 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.8%

  5. 5

    The Gateway Academy

    Academy, 1,030 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.2%

  6. 6

    The Hathaway Academy

    Academy, 586 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37%

  7. 7

    William Edwards School

    Academy, 984 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    42.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.8%